Lans

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Lans
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Lans
Lans (Austria)
Lans
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Tyrol
District Innsbruck Land
Mayor Peter Riedmann
Basic statistics
Area 6.03 km² (2.3 sq mi)
Elevation 867 m  (2845 ft)
Population 893  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 148 /km² (384 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate IL
Postal code 6072
Area code 0512
Website www.lans.tirol.gv.at

Coordinates: 47°14′18″N 11°25′53″E / 47.23833, 11.43139

Lans is a small village in Tyrol, Austria. The village is located 8 km (15 minutes by car) south of Innsbruck. Its partner city is Boutigny-sur-Essonne in France.

Lans is located on the old salt road and first mentioned in 1180 as "Lannes". The main attractions are the lake Lanser See several good restaurants (Wilder Mann, Isserwirt, Walzl) and the health center Lanserhof. In summer additionally the golf resort Sperberegg.

Lans is twinned with Boutigny-sur-Essonne, France, since April 23, 1961.

[edit] Villages and towns in the vicinity

Aldrans, Ellbögen, Innsbruck, Patsch, Sistrans

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