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Kals am Großglockner
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Location within Lienz district
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| Country | Austria |
| State | Tyrol |
| District | Lienz |
| Mayor | Nikolaus Unterweger |
| Area | 180.54 km2 (70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,324 m (4344 ft) |
| Population | 1,240 (1 January 2011)[1] |
| - Density | 7 /km2 (18 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | LZ |
| Postal code | 9981 |
| Area code | 04876 |
| Website | www.kals.at |
Kals am Großglockner is a town in the district of Lienz in the exclave of East Tirol in Tyrol, Austria.
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Kals is located in northern East Tirol, near the border to Salzburg and Carinthia. Located in the valleys of Kalser and Iseltals on the Kalserbach river, Kals is dominated by mountains, and the famous Großglockner mountain, the tallest mountain in all of Austria, is located partly in the municipality. Most of Kals is rugged and unusable (41.1%), with forests also prominent. Only 0.1% of the land is fields and pastures.
Kals is divided into the following Katastralgemeinden: Unterpeischlach, Oberpeischlach, Staniska, Arnig, Lesach, Lana, Ködnitz, Glor-Berg, Großdorf, Unterburg, and Burg.
The Kalser valley might have been settled before the Paleolithic Age. Kals was first mentioned on 19 August 1197. A large copper mine was begun in the 16th century here. Kals was the starting point for the first ascent of Großglockner in 1853.
Kals is a large tourist center, with an average of about 100,000 visits in the summer. Of course, due to its high altitude it is also a skiing resort.