Evidence of human habitation in the area of Reute date back to Neolithic and Bronze Age, between 2300 and 800 BC.[2] Celtic grave mounds and their goods, from the Hallstatt culture and dated to around 750 BC, were found in the municipal area.[when?][3]
The township of Reute rests on an alluvial fan ridge and has historically been divided into Upper and Lower Reute. The Glotter river flows below the ridge to its immediate south.[4]
Coat of arms
Reute's coat of arms displays that of Austria, impaled with a field of blue that houses a yellow plowshare. The pattern references the period of rule of Reute by the Austrian Habsburgs, and to Reute itself, as the plowshare is a motif of the town dating back to 17th century town seals. This pattern was devised by the Karlsruhe General State Archives [de] in 1906 and subsequently adopted by Reute's municipal council. It was not approved for official use until 24 April 1989, when the Emmendingen district office extended that approval and issued a municipal flag.[4]
