Prutz
Encyclopedia
Prutz is a municipality in the Landeck
district of Tyrol
, Austria
. Located at the mouth of the Kauner valley
on the upper Inn, it is 10 km south of the city of Landeck
as well as 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 14.8km long pipe to the Gepatsch Reservoir (or Gepatsch Stausee) which was constructed in 1964.
Landeck (district)
The Bezirk Landeck is an administrative district in Tyrol, Austria. It borders the district Reutte in the north, the district Imst in the east, South Tyrol and Graubünden in the south, and the district Bludenz in the west.The area of the district is 1,594.81 km²...
district of Tyrol
Tyrol (state)
Tyrol is a state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol.The state is split into two parts–called North Tyrol and East Tyrol–by a -wide strip of land where the state of Salzburg borders directly on the Italian province of...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. Located at the mouth of the Kauner valley
Kaunertal
Kaunertal is a municipality in the Landeck district, of the Tyrol in Austria. It is located app. 15 km southeast of Landeck in a valley with the same name at the upper course of the Inn River. The community has 13 parts. Main source of income is a glacier ski area with 35 km slopes and...
on the upper Inn, it is 10 km south of the city of Landeck
Landeck
Landeck is a city in Tyrol, Austria with approximately 7,633 inhabitants. It is located at an elevation of about 820 m in the west of Tyrol, on the rivers Sanna and Inn...
as well as 1 km below Faggen
Faggen
Faggen is a small municipality in the Landeck district and is located 10.5 km south of Landeck at the entrance of the Kauner Valley which is a side valley on the upper course of the Inn River....
. 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 14.8km long pipe to the Gepatsch Reservoir (or Gepatsch Stausee) which was constructed in 1964.