[2] In a document dating back to 1218, Count Hugo I of Montfort of the Johanniter guaranteed "fire, water, and shelter" for poor passengers.

[4] As a result of improvements made of the Arlbergpass at the behest of Maria Theresia and her son Joseph II, Stuben's textile industry started flourishing and the post traffic increased.

The skier Hannes Schneider, who was born in Stuben, played a pivotal role in spreading the region's reputation as one of the first winter sports resorts.

[5] Stuben's coat of arms displays St. John the Baptist as the patron saint, holding a ferula and a lamb in his hands.

[11] The Ulmer Hütte is also a base of the Lechtaler Höhenweg and can be reached from the Alpe Rauz car park in about two hours (or faster with the Valfagehrbahn).

One difficult hike is the 9-hour route Langen (Arlberg) – Nenzigastalpe – Reutlingerhütte – Eisentaler Spitze (with 2753 m one of the highest peaks of the Verwall Alps).