Ried im Zillertal

Ried is a municipality with 1216 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the Zillertal valley and belongs to the district of Schwaz in Tirol ( Austria ). The municipality is located in the judicial district of Zell am Ziller.

Geography

Ried is located in the middle Zillertal, on the left bank of the Ziller. The community consists of Kleinried, Großried and Taxach the alluvial fan of the Ried Bach and the embossed farms Riedenberg on the mountainside.

Neighboring communities

Add a mountain, Kaltenbach, mute, Uderns, cell Berg

History

The place name from the time of the Bavarian land acquisition depends " clear " along with. Ried probably originated in the 10th century and was first mentioned in documents in 1150. It belonged to Uderns the Tyrolean part of the Zillertal, while belonging to other communities to Salzburg.

1805 Ried was assigned to the District Court rats Berg, 1817 the District Court of joining and since 1923 the District Court of Zell am Ziller.

A constant threat to the place were mudslides through the Riedbachstraße.

Culture and sights

• The parish church of St. John the Baptist dates back to 1779 and is built in the style of the late Baroque.
• See also: List of the listed objects in Ried im Zillertal

Economy

While the district of Ried mountain is dominated by agriculture, there are in the main village Ried a wide range of industrial, commercial and service companies. In addition Ried is a two seasonal tourism community.

Traffic

Ried is located in the Zillertal B 169 and the Zillertal train with a stop. In Ried Start of the northern road to the summit section of the Zillertal High Road.

Personalities

• Peter Prosch (1744-1804), a farmer's son, who traveled German princely houses and also wrote an autobiography.
• Marc Pircher ( born April 22, 1978), folk musician