Landeck (district)
Encyclopedia
The Bezirk Landeck is an administrative district (Bezirk
) in Tyrol
, Austria
. It borders the district Reutte
in the north, the district Imst
in the east, South Tyrol
(Italy
) and Graubünden
(Switzerland
) in the south, and the district Bludenz
(Vorarlberg
) in the west.
The area of the district is 1,594.81 km². The population is 42,799 (May 15, 2001), with a population density of 27 persons per km². The administrative center is Landeck
.
valley and its tributary valleys Kaunertal
, Stanzer Tal, and Paznaun
. Mountain ranges in the district include parts of the Ötztal Alps
, the Samnaun Alps
, parts of the Verwall Alps
and the Lechtal Alps
, and the Arlberg
area.
, one of which is a town
.
(population numbers as of May 15, 2001)
Bezirk
Bezirk means "district" in German and can refer to:* The primary Subdivisions of East Germany from 1952* The districts of Austria* Some of the Districts of Switzerland...
) in Tyrol
Tyrol (state)
Tyrol is a state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol.The state is split into two parts–called North Tyrol and East Tyrol–by a -wide strip of land where the state of Salzburg borders directly on the Italian province of...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. It borders the district Reutte
Reutte (district)
- Administrative divisions :The 37 municipalities of the district:* Bach* Berwang* Biberwier* Bichlbach* Breitenwang* Ehenbichl* Ehrwald* Elbigenalp* Elmen* Forchach* Grän* Gramais* Häselgehr* Heiterwang* Hinterhornbach* Höfen* Holzgau* Jungholz...
in the north, the district Imst
Imst (district)
The Bezirk Imst is an administrative district in Tyrol, Austria. It borders the district Reutte in the north, as well as sharing a small border with Bavaria...
in the east, South Tyrol
South Tyrol
South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...
(Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
) and Graubünden
Graubünden
Graubünden or Grisons is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. The canton shares borders with the cantons of Ticino, Uri, Glarus and St. Gallen and international borders with Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein...
(Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
) in the south, and the district Bludenz
Bludenz (district)
The Bezirk Bludenz is an administrative district in Vorarlberg, Austria.Area of the district is 1,287.52 km², population is 60,471 , and population density 47 persons per km²...
(Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg is the westernmost federal-state of Austria. Although it is the second smallest in terms of area and population , it borders three countries: Germany , Switzerland and Liechtenstein...
) in the west.
The area of the district is 1,594.81 km². The population is 42,799 (May 15, 2001), with a population density of 27 persons per km². The administrative center is Landeck
Landeck
Landeck is a city in Tyrol, Austria with approximately 7,633 inhabitants. It is located at an elevation of about 820 m in the west of Tyrol, on the rivers Sanna and Inn...
.
Geography
The district comprises the uppermost part of the InnInn River
The Inn is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube and is approximately 500km long. The highest point of its drainage basin is the summit of Piz Bernina, at 4,049 metres.- Geography :...
valley and its tributary valleys Kaunertal
Kaunertal
Kaunertal is a municipality in the Landeck district, of the Tyrol in Austria. It is located app. 15 km southeast of Landeck in a valley with the same name at the upper course of the Inn River. The community has 13 parts. Main source of income is a glacier ski area with 35 km slopes and...
, Stanzer Tal, and Paznaun
Paznaun
The Paznaun is a valley in Tyrol, Austria leading south-west from Pians to the Bielerhöhe , a mountain pass at the border of Vorarlberg and Tyrol....
. Mountain ranges in the district include parts of the Ötztal Alps
Ötztal Alps
The Ötztal Alps are a mountain range in the central Alps of Europe, part of the Central Eastern Alps. They are arrayed at the head of the Ötztal, a side valley of the Inn River southwest of Innsbruck, Austria; the line of summits forms part of Austria's border with Italy.The western border is the...
, the Samnaun Alps
Samnaun Alps
The Samnaun Alps are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps, named after the Swiss municipality of Samnaun. They are located at the border of the Austrian state of Tyrol and the Graubünden canton of Switzerland.The range includes the following peaks:...
, parts of the Verwall Alps
Verwall Alps
The Verwall Alps or Verwall Group are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps at the border of the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg.It includes the following peaks:*Patteriol 3,059 metres...
and the Lechtal Alps
Lechtal Alps
The Lechtal Alps are a mountain-range in western Austria, and part of the greater Northern Limestone Alps range. Named for the Lech River which drains them north-ward into Germany, the Lechtal Alps occupy the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg and are known for their diverse rock...
, and the Arlberg
Arlberg
Arlberg is a mountain range or massif between Vorarlberg and Tyrol in Austria.The highest peak is the "Valluga" at . The name Arlberg derives from the tradition of the "Arlenburg," who are said to have once established themselves on the Tyrolean side of the Arlberg passes . Another story derives...
area.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into 30 municipalitiesMunicipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
, one of which is a town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
.
Municipalities
- FaggenFaggenFaggen is a small municipality in the Landeck district and is located 10.5 km south of Landeck at the entrance of the Kauner Valley which is a side valley on the upper course of the Inn River....
(280) - FendelsFendelsFendels is a municipality in the Landeck district and is located 13 km south of Landeck on the upper course of the Inn River. The village was mentioned for the first time in documents in 1297. Until 1959 it was only reachable by cable car. The construction of a street helped the village to get...
(258) - FissFissFiss is a municipality in the Landeck district and is located 10.50 km south of Landeck on the upper course of the Inn River. Main source of income is tourism. It has 1036 inhabitants....
(859) - FließFließFließ is a municipality in the Landeck district and is located5 km south of Landeck on the upper course of the Inn River. It has 9 hamlets and was already populated at the roman age; the village itself was founded around the 6th century. After a conflagration in 1933 Fließ was restored more...
(2,924) - FlirschFlirschFlirsch is a municipality in the Landeck district in Tyrol, Austria; it is located 11 km west of Landeck as well as 10 km east of Sankt Anton am Arlberg....
(941) - GaltürGaltürGaltür is a village and ski resort in the upper Paznaun valley in Tyrol . Located in the Central Eastern Alps 35 km southwest of Landeck near the border of Vorarlberg and Switzerland, its population is about 878.-History:...
(774) - GrinsGrinsGrins is a municipality in the Landeck district and is located 3.70 km west of Landeck as well as 18 km east of Sankt Anton am Arlberg. The village has 10 parts...
(1,295) - IschglIschglIschgl is a small village in the Paznaun Valley in Tyrol . Its ski resort Silvretta Arena Ischgl-Samnaun is connected with the ski resort of Samnaun across the border in Switzerland. Together this ski area belongs to the largest skiing resorts in the Alps...
(1,489) - KapplKapplKappl is a municipality in the district of Landeck and is located app. 17 km southwest of Landeck in the Paznaun Valley. With an area size of 97 km² it is a larger village in the valley. Kappl was mentioned for the first time in 1370. Main source of income is tourism . It has 2641...
(2,586) - KaunerbergKaunerbergKaunerberg is a municipality in the district of Landeck and is located app. 12.60 km southeast of Landeck in a valley with the same name at the upper course of the Inn River. Main source of income is „gentle“ agriculture. It has 335 inhabitants....
(344) - KaunertalKaunertalKaunertal is a municipality in the Landeck district, of the Tyrol in Austria. It is located app. 15 km southeast of Landeck in a valley with the same name at the upper course of the Inn River. The community has 13 parts. Main source of income is a glacier ski area with 35 km slopes and...
(593) - KaunsKaunsKauns is a tiny municipality in the district of Landeck and is located app. 12 km southeast of Landeck as well as 1 km below Kaunerberg in a valley with the same name at the upper course of the Inn River. Several fires have tortured the village; only a few houses survived the catastrophes. It has...
(447) - LadisLadisLadis is a municipality in the district of Landeck and is located 9.5 km south of Landeck as well as 1.4 km west of Faggen. The village is known because of its sulphur and sour springs. Another important source of income is ski tourism. It has app. 550 inhabitants....
(533) - NaudersNaudersNauders is a municipality in the district of Landeck in Tyrol, Austria. It can be found 29 km south of the city of Landeck. As it is near both the Italian and Swiss borders, at the end of World War II numerous Nazi officials fled through Nauders to escape arrest.-External links:...
(1,536) - Pettneu am ArlbergPettneu am ArlbergPettneu am Arlberg is a municipality in the district of Landeck in Tyrol, Austria. It is located app. 16.30 km west of the city of Landeck. The location was first mentioned in 1300 as "Ponte novu " which means "new bridge". Main sources of income are Summer and Winter tourism and agriculture....
(1,454) - PfundsPfundsPfunds is a municipality in the district of Landeck in Tyrol, Austria and is located 19.70 km south of the city of Landeck as well as 5 km north of the border to Switzerland. The village was first mentioned in documents in 1282. The main source of income is tourism.-References:...
(2,488) - PiansPiansPians also refers to seminarians and alumni of St. Pius X Seminary and Sancta Maria Mater et Regina Seminarium.Pians is a municipality in the district of Landeck in Tyrol, Austria and is located 4.30 km west of the city of Landeck. The main source of income is tourism....
(819) - PrutzPrutzPrutz is a municipality in the Landeck district of Tyrol, Austria. Located at the mouth of the Kauner valley on the upper Inn, it is 10 km south of the city of Landeck as well as 1 km below Faggen. It was first mentioned in documents in 1028...
(1,670) - Ried im OberinntalRied im OberinntalRied im Oberinntal is a municipality in the district of Landeck in Tyrol, Austria and is located 12 km south of the city of Landeck as well as 3 km below Prutz. It was first mentioned in documents in the 12th century. Tourism is the main source of income....
(1,212) - Sankt Anton am Arlberg (2,523)
- SchönwiesSchönwiesSchönwies is a municipality in the district of Landeck in Tyrol, Austria and is located 8 km northwest of the city of Landeck as well as 7 km east of the city of Imst. The main source of income is the mining of limestone ballast stone.-External links:...
(1,654) - SeeSee, AustriaSee is a municipality in the district of Landeck in Tyrol, Austria and is located 8 km southwest of the city of Landeck. The village was founded in 1400 by farmers. Nowadays, tourism is the main source of income.-External links:...
(1,100) - SerfausSerfausSerfaus is a municipality in the district of Landeck in Tyrol, Austria. It is located at , with a population of 1,091 .-Geography:Serfaus is a small town located on a plateau in the upper Inn valley in Tyrol, Austria. It is well known for its connection to the Ski-Area "Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis" and its...
(1,091) - SpissSpissSpiss is a tiny municipality in the district of Landeck in Tyrol, Austria and is located 22 km south of the city of Landeck at the border of Switzerland. With only approximately 150 inhabitants it is one of the smallest communities in the district. Formerly a part of Nauders, it became its own...
(143) - Stanz bei LandeckStanz bei LandeckStanz bei Landeck is a municipality in the district of Landeck in Tyrol, Austria and is located 1 km north of the city of Landeck. The village was first mentioned in documents in 1150 as „stanuc“. Main source of income are plums which are processed into schnapps....
(592) - StrengenStrengenStrengen is a municipality in the district of Landeck in Tyrol, Austria and is located 7.70 km west of the city of Landeck. The village was first mentioned in an atlas in 1774 as "Gstreng". Main source of income is very 'gentle' tourism....
(1,253) - TobadillTobadillTobadill is a tiny municipality in the district of Landeck in Tyrol, Austria, located 4 km west of the city of Landeck.The village was first mentioned in documents in 1275 as „tabulat ill“...
(522) - TösensTösensTösens is a tiny municipality in the district of Landeck in Tyrol, Austria and is located 14 km south of the city of Landeck. Main source of income is very „gentle“ tourism.-External links:...
(695) - ZamsZamsZams is a municipality in the district of Landeck in Tyrol, Austria.-Geography:It is situated in a river basin together with its neighbour town Landeck near the rivers Inn and Sanna. The geographical location is . Here the old roads coming from Vinschgau, Engadin, Bavaria and Lake Constance...
(3,388)
(population numbers as of May 15, 2001)