Ehrwald

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Ehrwald
Zugspitze-Blick auf Ehrwald.jpg
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Ehrwald
Ehrwald is located in Austria
Administration
Country  Austria
State Tyrol
District Reutte
Mayor Thomas Schnitzer
Basic statistics
Area 49.4 km2 (19.1 sq mi)
Elevation 994 m  (3261 ft)
Population 2,685  (31 December 2005)
 - Density 54 /km² (141 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate RE
Postal code 6632
Area code 05673
Website www.riskommunal.net/
ehrwald

Coordinates: 47°23′59″N 10°55′00″E / 47.39972°N 10.9166667°E / 47.39972; 10.9166667

Ehrwald is a municipality in the Austrian district of Reutte, Tyrol. Ehrwald lies at the southern base of the Zugspitze (2950 meters above sea level), Germany's highest mountain, but which is shared with Austria. The town is connected to the Zugspitze with the Tyrolean Aerial Tramway (Tiroler Zugspitzbahn).

The snow covered Alps near Ehrwald, Austria in the winter.