Sankt Leonhard im Pitztal

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St. Leonhard im Pitztal
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of St. Leonhard im Pitztal
Sankt Leonhard im Pitztal (Austria)
Sankt Leonhard im Pitztal
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Tyrol
District Imst
Mayor Rupert Hosp
Basic statistics
Area 223.4 km² (86.3 sq mi)
Elevation 1,366 m  (4482 ft)
Population 1,507  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 7 /km² (17 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate IM
Postal code 6481
Area code 05413
Website www.st-leonhard.tirol.gv.at

Coordinates: 47°04′00″N 10°50′00″E / 47.066667, 10.833333

Sankt Leonhard im Pitztal is a huge municipality in the Imst district and is located 20 km south of Imst on the upper course of the Pitze River. The village has an incredible area size and is one of the biggest communities of Tyrol. Besides the area has a length of app. 25 km. The climate is pretty rough because of mountain flanks. The area was founded around 1300 and its main source of income nowadays is tourism. It has 1507 inhabitants.