Holzgau

Coat of arms

Holzgau

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 47°15′50″N 10°20′50″E / 47.26389°N 10.34722°ECoordinates: 47°15′50″N 10°20′50″E / 47.26389°N 10.34722°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Günter Blaas

Area

• Total

36.1 km² (13.9 sq mi)

Elevation

1,103 m (3,619 ft)

Population (1 January 2016)

• Total

433

• Density

12/km² (31/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

6654

Area code

05633

Vehicle registration

Website

www.holzgau.
tirol.gv.at

Holzgau is a municipality in the district of Reutte in the Austrian state of Tyrol.

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.

Josef Strobl (born 1974 in Holzgau) - former Austrian skiracer

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