Steeg, Tyrol

Steeg is a municipality with 683 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Reutte, Tyrol ( Austria ).

Geography and transport

Steeg is the first place in the Tyrolean Lech Valley. The community consists of several villages and hamlets, as Walchen, Hägerau, level, Dickenau, Steeg, Hinterellenbogen, Prenten and the location at the end of the Lech Gorge Lechleiten and Mitre ( already belong to the diocese of Feldkirch ), where the road continues in Vorarlberg Warth leads. From Warth the road leads over the Hochtannbergpass further in the Bregenz Forest. South of Steeg, the road branches off to the emperor.

Municipal area

• 6799.76 ha of total 11.82 ha construction area
• Used 391.89 ha of agricultural
• 3253.16 ha Alps ( mountain meadows and pastures )
• 1444.19 ha of forest
• 44.34 ha of water bodies
• 36.63 ha of federal highway
• 1617.73 Other 10.89 ha paths
• 0.08 ha cemetery
• 0.60 ha sports field
• 2.36 ha various places
• 1603.80 ha unproductive

History

Steeg was first documented in 1427. First settlers were the Walser, who fled from their homeland.

Culture and sights

Coat of arms

A black arch spans a vertical silver wave band on green surface. This is mentioned in the Late Middle Ages river crossing, after the town was named.

Neighboring communities

Holzgau, Emperor, Lech, Warth in Germany: Oberstdorf

Economy

• In Steeg a central dairy is for the upper Lech Valley
• 33 livestock holding ( of which 27 cattle -holding ) companies
• Total nights of tourism businesses in 2010: 86,743

Churches

• Parish Steeg, 1122 m
• Church Hägerau 1107 m
• Chapel Lechleiten, 1539 m
• Mitre Chapel, 1465 m

Clubs

• Mountain Rescue Ortsstelle Steeg
• Mountain Rescue Ortsstelle Steeg
• Ice Club Steeg
• Volunteer Fire Steeg
• Young peasant / rural youth Steeg
• Band Hägerau
• Band Steeg
• Archers Steeg
• Schützenkompanie Steeg
• Social Circle Steeg / Emperor
• Sports club Steeg
• Theater group Steeg
• Breeders association Hägerau
• Breeders association Hinterellenbogen
• Breeders association Lechleiten
• Breeders association Steeg
• Livestock insurance association Steeg
• Sheep club Steeg

Known citizens

• Dr. Anna Dengel (1892-1980), foundress of the Congregation of the Medical Mission Sisters