Steinach am Brenner

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Steinach am Brenner
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Steinach am Brenner
Steinach am Brenner (Austria)
Steinach am Brenner
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Tyrol
District Innsbruck Land
Mayor Hubert Rauch (ÖVP)
Basic statistics
Area 28 km² (10.8 sq mi)
Elevation 1,048 m  (3438 ft)
Population 3,325  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 119 /km² (308 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate IL
Postal code 6150
Area code 05272
Website www.steinach.tirol.gv.at

Coordinates: 47°05′00″N 11°28′00″E / 47.083333, 11.466667

Steinach am Brenner is a market town in the district of Innsbruck-Land and is located 20 km south of Innsbruck in the Wipptal at the Sill River. The village name was mentioned as “Steina” for the first time in 1242. Although Steinach was described as a market town for the first time in 1407 the official status was received in 1936. It has 3325 inhabitants.