!!!Weißenbach am Lech

Weissenbach am Lech (Tirol), municipality in the district of Reutte, 
alt. 887 m, pop. 1,297, area 81.84 km%%sup 2/%, summer 
tourist resort (70,392 overnight stays in 1992) at the confluence of 
the Weissenbach stream (Tannheim Valley) and Rotlech stream, at the 
foot of the Gaicht Pass. - Kolping holiday centre for young people; 
gypsum mining and processing, concrete factory, tool manufacturers. - 
Documented mention around 1200; Roman grave finds on the former 
"Via Decia" (from 250 A.D.) leading from Reutte to 
Bregenz, in the 16%%sup th/%  century this route led through a 
winegrowing area and was used for the transport of salt. - Baroque 
parish church (1734-1738) with neo-Romanesque altars; Oelberggrotte 
gorge (19%%sup th/%  century); chapel with Gothic group of figures 
(around 1490) in Gaicht. - Customs and traditions: 
"Scheibenschlagen" (burning wooden discs are hurled down 
into the valley using poles or switches; lasts several days, starts on 
the first Sunday of Lent).


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