Scharnitz

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Scharnitz
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Scharnitz
Scharnitz (Austria)
Scharnitz
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Tyrol
District Innsbruck Land
Mayor Walter Lechthaler
Basic statistics
Area 158.77 km² (61.3 sq mi)
Elevation 964 m  (3163 ft)
Population 1,331  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 8 /km² (22 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate IL
Postal code 6108
Area code 05213
Website www.scharnitz.tirol.gv.at

Coordinates: 47°23′18″N 11°15′54″E / 47.38833, 11.265

Scharnitz is a municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land and is located 16,40 km north of Innsbruck as well as 9 km above Seefeld in Tirol at the border to Germany. It has one of the biggest area size and possesses 12 parts. The village was founded in the early middle age and was once an important commercial route between Germany and Italy. The number of inhabitants has been increasing because of immigrants from Germany and UK. Main source of income is any kind of tourism in Summer and Winter.

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Municipalities in district Innsbruck-Land
Absam | Aldrans | Ampass | Axams | Baumkirchen | Birgitz | Ellbögen | Flaurling | Fritzens | Fulpmes | Gnadenwald | Götzens | Gries am Brenner | Gries im Sellrain | Grinzens | Gschnitz | Hall in Tirol | Hatting | Inzing | Kematen in Tirol | Kolsass | Kolsassberg | Lans | Leutasch | Matrei am Brenner | Mieders | Mils | Mühlbachl | Mutters | Natters | Navis | Neustift im Stubaital | Oberhofen im Inntal | Obernberg am Brenner | Oberperfuss | Patsch | Pettnau | Pfaffenhofen | Pfons | Polling in Tirol | Ranggen | Reith bei Seefeld | Rinn | Rum | Sankt Sigmund im Sellrain | Scharnitz | Schmirn | Schönberg im Stubaital | Seefeld in Tirol | Sellrain | Sistrans | Steinach am Brenner | Telfes | Telfs | Thaur | Trins | Tulfes | Unterperfuss | Vals | Volders | Völs | Wattenberg | Wattens | Wildermieming | Zirl
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