Rietz

Rietz is a municipality with 2142 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Imst ( district court Silz ) in Tirol ( Austria ).

  • 2.1 Coat of Arms
  • 3.1 Demographics
  • 4.1 Mayor
  • 4.2 municipal
  • 5.1 Heritage Museum

Geographical Location

Rietz is located in the Upper Inn Valley, about 30 km west of Innsbruck, between Telfs and Imst. The territory extends from the Inn to the 2884 m high Rietzer Grießkogel in the Stubai Alps. Since the Stubai Alps are so high, the residents (depending on location three weeks up to three months ) have in Rietz in the winter time no sun.

The loosely built scattered village on the eastern border of the district of Imst is on the Murkegel of Rietzer Bach. To the north of the Inn is reported in the municipality of Rietz and Mieming a nature reserve.

Community structure

Rietz consists of a single, same cadastral.

Rietz ( 19.57 km ²)

Rietz (D)

The most important of the abbreviations used are:

  • M = center of the municipality
  • Stt = district
  • R = Rotte
  • W = hamlet
  • D = village
  • ZH = Scattered houses
  • Sdlg = settlement
  • E = bowery (only if they have their own town code)

The complete list that uses the Statistics Austria, can be found at Topographic settlement Labelling according to STAT

Please note that some places may have different spellings. So Katastralgemeinden write differently than the same localities.

Source: Statistics Austria -

Neighboring communities

Neighboring communities of Rietz are: Mieming, Oberhofen in the Inn Valley, Oberpfaffenhofen, Stams and Telfs.

History

The spelling of the name, which Illyrian origin, changed the course of history between the reed, Rietsch, Riecz, Ryetsch and Rietz. Is first mentioned Rietz in 1264. A separate " Gemain " formed Rietz, like a tax list stating as early as 1325. Until 1282 Rietz included in the County Hörtenberg, but since then the courts Petersberg near Silz.

Coat of arms

In 1965, the Tyrolean provincial government of the municipality awarded a coat of arms. Blazon: "Two into one another introverted gothic churches in silver on green ground and above in frontal view, a Baroque church. "

Population

Demographics

Recently, the community has experienced a strong influx.

Policy

Mayor

Mayor Rietz is Gerhard Krug, he is one of the ÖVP.

Parish council

4 of 5 council members are just like the rest of the municipal executive board of the Austrian People's Party. The only exception is a council member, who for individual list " rietz.komm together for Rietz " part.

Culture and sights

Museum of Local History

In Rietz there is also a regional museum with a focus on Anthony of Padua and traditional life in Tyrol.

Economy and infrastructure

Agriculture is limited only possible because of the soil conditions, the community, therefore, focuses on sustainable tourism as well as to various businesses, including a regional headquarters of the retail chain Hofer. The larger part of the population commutes from their workplaces.

Rietz is accessible from exit Telfs -west of the Inn valley motorway A 12 and the Arlberg railway (S -Bahn Tyrol).

Imst District Pfaffenhofen, Tyrol Arzl im Pitztal Haiming, Tyrol Imsterberg Jerzens Karres Obsteig Oetz Roppen Sautens Silz, Tyrol Umhausen
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