Prutz
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| Prutz | ||
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  Prutz | ||
| Coordinates: 47°04′35″N 10°39′49″E / 47.07639°N 10.66361°ECoordinates: 47°04′35″N 10°39′49″E / 47.07639°N 10.66361°E | ||
| Country | Austria | |
| State | Tyrol | |
| District | Landeck | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Walter Gaim | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 9.74 km2 (3.76 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 864 m (2,835 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2013)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,735 | |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 6522 | |
| Area code | 05472 | |
| Vehicle registration | LA | |
| Website | www.prutz.tirol.gv.at | |
Prutz is a municipality in the Landeck district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Located at the mouth of the Kauner valley on the upper Inn, it is 10 km south of the city of Landeck and 1 km below Faggen. It was first mentioned in documents in 1028. Primarily a tourist resort, the town's other main source of income is electricity generation at a hydro-power plant linked by as 14.8 km long pipe to the Gepatsch Reservoir (or Gepatsch Stausee), which was constructed in 1964.
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