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Landeck
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Landeck
Landeck is located in Austria
Landeck
Administration
Country  Austria
State Tyrol
District Landeck
Mayor Engelbert Stenico (SPÖ)
Basic statistics
Area 15.9 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
Elevation 816 m  (2677 ft)
Population 7,633  (31 December 2005)
 - Density 480 /km² (1,243 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate LA
Postal code 6500
Area code 05442
Website www.landeck.tirol.gv.at
Location of Landeck within Tyrol
Location of Landeck within Tyrol

Coordinates: 47°08′00″N 10°34′00″E / 47.133333°N 10.566667°E / 47.133333; 10.566667

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. Landeck is the capital of the district (Bezirk) Landeck.

It is the site of post World War II French sector United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration displaced person camp and displaced person camps[1].

It received the rights of a market town in 1904, and its city rights in 1923.

Transport

Landeck-Zams railway station is an important hub for regional coach lines as well as a noteworthy stop for international trains.

References

  1. ^ Eisterer, Klaus (1991) (in German). Französische Besatzungspolitik Tirol und Vorarlberg 1945/46-Innsbrucker Forschungen zur Zeitgeschichte Band 9. Innsbruck: Haymon Verlag. p. 104. 

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