Vehicle registration RE Area 36.1 km² Local time Monday 10:22 PM Area code 05633 | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Elevation 1,114 m Population 436 (1 Apr 2009) Postal code 6654 | |
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Website www.holzgau.tirol.gv.at Weather 2°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 70% Humidity | ||
Holzgau is a municipality in the district of Reutte in the Austrian state of Tyrol.
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Map of 6654 Holzgau, Austria
History
The main village of the municipality is situated in the valley Lechtal on the fan of the Höhenbach. The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Holzge, later as Holzgaw. In 1401 it became an autonomous parish.
The village is mainly known for its houses with painted façades. Some of them have been thoroughly renovated during the past decades. The regional museum gives an impression of the life of former generations in the upper part of the valley Lechtal. The Simms waterfall was created in the 19th century by the British industrialist Frederick Richard Simms.
Personalities
Josef Strobl (born 1974 in Holzgau) - former Austrian skiracer
References
Holzgau Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA