Vals, Austria

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Vals
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Vals
Vals, Austria (Austria)
Vals, Austria
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Tyrol
District Innsbruck Land
Mayor Klaus Ungerank
Basic statistics
Area 48.7 km² (18.8 sq mi)
Elevation 1,129 m  (3704 ft)
Population 558  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 11 /km² (30 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate IL
Postal code 6152
Area code 05279
Website www.vals.at

Coordinates: 47°03′45″N 11°30′02″E / 47.0625, 11.50056

Vals is a municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land and is located 26 km southeast of Innsbruck in a valley with the same name which is a side valley of the Wipptal. The whole valley belongs to the village; in the south the area borders to Italy.

The name of the location comes from “vallis” which means valley in latin. It has 558 inhabitants.