Häselgehr

Haselgehr is a municipality with 665 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Reutte, Tyrol ( Austria ). The municipality is located in the judicial district of Reutte. Since 2010, the community is a member of the Climate Alliance Tyrol.

Geography

Haselgehr is in the upper Lech Valley and consists of several loosely populated hamlets. The place was in 1358 as Hesligeren ( " hazel overgrown Mitre " - wedge-shaped hallway form) first mentioned. The up to the ridge with mountain meadows managed Heuberg at Haselgehr was in the past often led to avalanche disasters, which is why the community is now protected by one of the largest avalanche in Central Europe. In Haselgehr the road branches off to the seven kilometers away Gramais, the smallest town in Austria, from.

Districts of Haselgehr are upper and Untergrießau, place, Schönau, top and Unterhäselgehr, Unterhöf, Ebele, Luxnach, Alach, smoke screen, Häternach and Gutschau, neighboring communities Bach, Elbigenalp, Elmen, Gramais, Hinterhornbach, Imst and Pfafflar.

Culture and sights

  • Parish Church of St. Martin
  • Chapel St.. Maria in Au
  • Chapel St.. Sebastian in Grießau
  • Chapel St.. Maria in Schönau
  • Birthplace of Father Peter church musician Alacantara Singer ( -1882 ) with a relief of Bishop Benno to 1950.

Personalities

  • Josef Anton Singer (1810-1882), Franciscan ( OFM) and musician
Lech (river) Bach, Austria Berwang Biberwier Bichlbach Breitenwang Ehenbichl Ehrwald Forchach Heiterwang Holzgau Jungholz Lechaschau Lermoos Musau Namlos Pflach Pinswang Schattwald Stanzach Tannheim, Tyrol Vils, Tyrol
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