Fendels

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Fendels
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Fendels
Fendels (Austria)
Fendels
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Tyrol
District Landeck
Mayor Heinrich Scherl (ÖVP)
Basic statistics
Area 13.48 km² (5.2 sq mi)
Elevation 1,352 m  (4436 ft)
Population 265  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 20 /km² (51 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate LA
Postal code 6522
Area code 05472
Website www.fendels.tirol.gv.at

Coordinates: 47°03′13″N 10°40′35″E / 47.05361, 10.67639

Fendels 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 connected. Main source of income is „gentle“ Winter tourism. It has 265 inhabitants.