800m. Pop. l67O. Climatic health resort, summer holiday resort, winter sports centre. Location: 25-3Okm from the townof Bregenz/Lake Constance, Dornbirn and bordering on Bavaria/Germany. Description of Village: Beautiful, rural village square with baroque church, inns, coffee houses, scattered farmhouses and charming provate residences, alpineguest houses. Scenery: Unspoilt countryside, meadows, woods, mountains and pure fresh air. Hittisau lies on a sunnytableland, by the popular skiing and hiking mountain of Hochhäderich (l600m) with a splendid view of the highmountains of the Bregenzerwald and the Bavarian Allgäuer Alps and to the west of Lake Constance, Switzerland. Inthe east lie the softly wooded highlands and towards the west green hill country. In the Lecknertal there is anatural preservation area and lake. Sport: Marvellous hiking region. 75km of wellmarked, easy walking paths invalley, woods, meadows and on higher slopes. Guided hikes. Awards for best walkers. Mountain tours in nearby highmountains. (up to 2000m). Swimming bath. Fishing in river and reservoir. 2 tennis courts. Bowling. Children'splayoround. Swimming bath, sauna, messages in Lingenau (3km). Entertainments: library. Excursions by car: Bregenz (musicfestivals, Lake Constance, Upper Bavaria, Tyrol. Italy. Switzerland. Liechtenstein. Winter: Ski paradise for skiers/crosscountry skiers: in the valley practise lifts and 4Okm long cross countryskiing track. In skiing centre of Hochhäderich (l300-l600m). 4 ski lifts, l practise lift, l Okm of downhill runs, skiing school skirental, 25km long cross country skiing track.