Umhausen

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Umhausen
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Austria
State	Tyrol
District	Imst
Mayor	Mag. Jakob Wolf
Basic statistics
Area	137.4 km² (53.1 sq mi)
Elevation	1,031 m (3383 ft)
Population	2,913 (31/12/2005)
- Density	21 /km² (55 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	IM
Postal code	6441
Area code	05255
Website	[1] Coordinates: 47°07′00″N 10°55′00″E / 47.116667, 10.916667

View of Umhausen

"Stuiben - waterfall"

Umhausen is a municipality in the Imst district and is located 17 km southeast of Imst at the Ötztaler Ache in the Ötztal.

The municipality consists of six villages: Umhausen, Tumpen, Köfels, Farst, Niederthai, Östen.

Umhausen was once a centre for cultivation of flax.

Today the main source of income is tourism. In the area of the community lies the highest waterfall of Tyrol with 150 metres and the landslide at Köfels. It has 2913 inhabitants.

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Information on Umhausen (German)

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