Völs, Austria

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Völs
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Völs
Völs, Austria (Austria)
Völs, Austria
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Tyrol
District Innsbruck Land
Mayor Josef Vantsch (ÖVP)
Basic statistics
Area 5.62 km² (2.2 sq mi)
Elevation 574 m  (1883 ft)
Population 6,637  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 1,181 /km² (3,059 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate IL
Postal code 6176
Area codes 0 512
Website www.voels.at

Coordinates: 47°15′00″N 11°20′00″E / 47.25, 11.333333

Völs is a market town in the district of Innsbruck-Land and is located at the western border of Innsbruck. It was mentioned for the first time in documents in 1188. It received its status in 2001 and has 6637 inhabitants.