Roppen

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Roppen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Roppen
Roppen (Austria)
Roppen
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Tyrol
District Imst
Mayor Ingobert Mayr (SPÖ)
Basic statistics
Area 30.86 km² (11.9 sq mi)
Elevation 724 m  (2375 ft)
Population 1,630  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 53 /km² (137 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate IM
Postal code 6426
Area code 05417
Website www.roppen.tirol.gv.at

Coordinates: 47°13′00″N 10°49′12″E / 47.216667, 10.82

Roppen is a municipality in the Imst district and is located 5 km southeast of Imst between the mouths of the Pitze River and the Ötztaler Ache. The village was mentioned in documents in 1260 for the first time as „Roupen“ but settlement already began 3000 years ago. It has 1630 inhabitants.