Gramais

Gramais is a municipality of 41 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2019) in the district of Reutte in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The municipality is located in the district court Reutte. It is the smallest municipality in Austria.

Gramais
Municipality
Coat of arms
Gramais Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°16′06″N 10°32′12″E
Country	Austria
State	Tyrol
District	Reutte
Government
• Mayor	Michael Fasser (ÖVP)
Area
• Total	32.44 km2 (12.53 sq mi)
Elevation	1,321 m (4,334 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	45
• Density	1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6651
Area code	05634
Vehicle registration	RE

Geography

Gramais is located in a side valley of the Tyrolean Lech Valley, which branches off at Häselgehr. The municipality consists of two districts - the village Gramais and the hamlet Riefen. The rear municipal area also includes the Kogel and Rosskarsee.

Populated places

The municipality of Gramais consists of the following populated place (with population in brackets as of 1 January 2022): being the village of Gramais (40), with the sub-villages of Dörfl and Gschwendt; alongside the hamlet of Riefen, and some vineyards called Bergwachthütte, Gampenhütte and Zirmebenhütte.

Neighboring communities

The neighboring communities are Bach, Häselgehr, Imst, Zams and Pfafflar.

History

Gramais was first documented in 1427. The name deduce from lat. "Graminosa" (grassy) or from romance "grumoso" (weed-rich), rather "grassy area".

Settlement took place in the 13th century from the Imst area. First used only as pasture, developed here a permanent settlement. In 1837, Gramais still had 121 inhabitants. The community is today on a well-developed 8.5 km long road from Häselgehr reachable. Gramais was until 1938 part of the district Imst and until 1947 part of the judicial district Imst.

Coat of arms

The rising bull over the red ground indicates the grazing and settlement of the Gramaiser valley of Imst.