Reutte

Reutte is a market town in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is the administrative center of the Reutte district. Reutte is located on the Lech river, and has a population of 6,210 (2014)Neighbouring municipalitiesAdjacent municipalities and villages are: Breitenwang, Ehenbichl, Lechaschau und Pflach.HistoryReutte is located on the Via Claudia Augusta, a Roman road leading from Italy to Germany. The Tyrolean Salt Road from Hall in Tirol to Lake Constance crossed the entire district of Außerfern.Reutte was declared a market town by Sigmund in 1489. This was confirmed later by Maximilian I who also added some further rights. The people of Reutte commemorate this with an annual festival on the first Saturday in August.From 1692 the painter Paul Zeiller had a workshop in Reutte that later became an art school. His son Johann Jakob Zeiller and cousin Franz Anton Zeiller both received their first lessons there.