Rietz

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Rietz
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Austria
State	Tyrol
District	Imst
Mayor	Gerhard Krug (ÖVP)
Basic statistics
Area	19.57 km² (7.6 sq mi)
Elevation	685 m  (2247 ft)
Population	2,027  (31/12/2005)
- Density	104 /km² (268 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	IM
Postal code	6421
Area code	05262
Website	www.rietz.at Coordinates: 47°17′05″N 11°01′50″E / 47.28472, 11.03056

Rietz is a municipality in the Imst district and is located 23 km east of Imst and 4 km west of Telfs on the southern shore of the Inn River. It is a peculiarity that the village has no sun during winter time because of the height of the Stubai Alps. In the last years the inhabitants of Rietz increased and is now at 2027. The village was mentioned in documents in 1264 and is an own community since 1325. Main source of income is tourism.

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