Rietz

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Rietz

Coat of arms
Rietz
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°17′05″N 11°01′50″E / 47.28472°N 11.03056°E / 47.28472; 11.03056Coordinates: 47°17′05″N 11°01′50″E / 47.28472°N 11.03056°E / 47.28472; 11.03056
Country Austria
State Tyrol
District Imst
Government
  Mayor Gerhard Krug (ÖVP)
Area
  Total 19.57 km2 (7.56 sq mi)
Elevation 685 m (2,247 ft)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
  Total 2,126
  Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 6421
Area code 05262
Vehicle registration IM
Website www.rietz.at

Rietz is a municipality in the Imst district, Austria, and is located 23 km east of Imst and 4 km west of Telfs on the southern shore of the Inn River. It is a peculiarity that the village has no sun during winter time because of the height of the Stubai Alps. The village is mentioned in documents from 1264 and has been a community since 1325. The main source of income is tourism.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1869 959    
1880 923−3.8%
1890 905−2.0%
1900 859−5.1%
1910 841−2.1%
1923 892+6.1%
1934 907+1.7%
1939 925+2.0%
1951 1,018+10.1%
1961 1,047+2.8%
1971 1,258+20.2%
1981 1,505+19.6%
1991 1,759+16.9%
2001 2,017+14.7%
2011 2,078+3.0%

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