Zams
Encyclopedia
Zams is a municipality in the district of Landeck
in Tyrol
, Austria
.
near the rivers Inn
and Sanna
. The geographical location is 47°28′N 10°22′E. Here the old roads coming from Vinschgau, Engadin
, Bavaria
and Lake Constance
cross.
The free-standing church tower is a notable feature of the town. In 1911 a fire burned half the village to ash and destroyed much of the old man-made structures. The tower remained, and the church was established about fifty meters away.
Zammerberg: Falterschein, Grist, Kronburg, Lahnbach, Rifenal, Schwaighof, Tatschhof, Anreit
Ausserfern: Madau
, Fließ
, Flirsch
, Gramais
, Grins
, Imst
, Kaisers
, Landeck
, Schönwies
, Stanz bei Landeck
, Strengen
, Wenns
are shaped by tourism (especially winter tourism), in Zams handicraft, trade, and other services are major activities. About 5% of the population still practice agriculture, usually for supplementary income, particularly near Zammerberg.
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...
in 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...
.
Geography
It is situated in a river basin together with its neighbour town LandeckLandeck
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...
near the rivers Inn
Inn River
The Inn is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube and is approximately 500km long. The highest point of its drainage basin is the summit of Piz Bernina, at 4,049 metres.- Geography :...
and Sanna
Sanna (Inn)
Sanna is a river in Austria formed near Tobadill by the confluence of the rivers Rosanna and Trisanna ....
. The geographical location is 47°28′N 10°22′E. Here the old roads coming from Vinschgau, Engadin
Engadin
The Engadin or Engadine is a long valley in the Swiss Alps located in the canton of Graubünden in southeast Switzerland. It follows the route of the Inn River from its headwaters at Maloja Pass running northeast until the Inn flows into Austria one hundred kilometers downstream...
, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
and Lake Constance
Lake Constance
Lake Constance is a lake on the Rhine at the northern foot of the Alps, and consists of three bodies of water: the Obersee , the Untersee , and a connecting stretch of the Rhine, called the Seerhein.The lake is situated in Germany, Switzerland and Austria near the Alps...
cross.
The free-standing church tower is a notable feature of the town. In 1911 a fire burned half the village to ash and destroyed much of the old man-made structures. The tower remained, and the church was established about fifty meters away.
Local places
Zams: Lötz, Rease, Oberdorf, Engere, Oberreit, Unterreit, Siedlung, RiefeZammerberg: Falterschein, Grist, Kronburg, Lahnbach, Rifenal, Schwaighof, Tatschhof, Anreit
Ausserfern: Madau
Neighbour municipalities
Bach, AustriaBach, Austria
Bach is a municipality in the Austrian district of Reutte, Tyrol. It lies in the upper Lechtal and was mentioned first in documents in 1427. Many inhabitants commute. Otherwise the main source of income is tourism. Its geographic coordinates are 47°16'0" N 10°25'0" E.-External links:...
, Fließ
Fließ
Fließ is a municipality in the Landeck district and is located5 km south of Landeck on the upper course of the Inn River. It has 9 hamlets and was already populated at the roman age; the village itself was founded around the 6th century. After a conflagration in 1933 Fließ was restored more...
, Flirsch
Flirsch
Flirsch is a municipality in the Landeck district in Tyrol, Austria; it is located 11 km west of Landeck as well as 10 km east of Sankt Anton am Arlberg....
, Gramais
Gramais
Gramais is a municipality in the Austrian district of Reutte, Tyrol....
, Grins
Grins
Grins is a municipality in the Landeck district and is located 3.70 km west of Landeck as well as 18 km east of Sankt Anton am Arlberg. The village has 10 parts...
, Imst
Imst
Imst is a city in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. It lies on the River Inn in western Tyrol, some 55 km west of Innsbruck and at an altitude of 828 m above sea-level...
, Kaisers
Kaisers
Kaisers is a municipality in the Austrian district of Reutte, Tyrol....
, 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...
, Schönwies
Schönwies
Schönwies is a municipality in the district of Landeck in Tyrol, Austria and is located 8 km northwest of the city of Landeck as well as 7 km east of the city of Imst. The main source of income is the mining of limestone ballast stone.-External links:...
, Stanz bei Landeck
Stanz bei Landeck
Stanz bei Landeck is a municipality in the district of Landeck in Tyrol, Austria and is located 1 km north of the city of Landeck. The village was first mentioned in documents in 1150 as „stanuc“. Main source of income are plums which are processed into schnapps....
, Strengen
Strengen
Strengen is a municipality in the district of Landeck in Tyrol, Austria and is located 7.70 km west of the city of Landeck. The village was first mentioned in an atlas in 1774 as "Gstreng". Main source of income is very 'gentle' tourism....
, Wenns
Wenns
Wenns is a municipality in the Imst district and is located 7.30 km south of Imst at the Pitze River and became the main location of the valley with the same name. Main source of income is tourism, especially skiing but the community does not possess an own area. Wenns has the oldest farmhouse in...
Notable people
- Günther PlatterGünther PlatterGünther Platter is an Austrian politician and is the current Governor of Tyrol after his predecessor Herwig van Staa lost more almost 10% of the votes in the regional elections. Before becoming Governor, Platter served as Interior Minister and as Minister of Defence in the cabinets of Gusenbauer...
(*1954), mayor of Zams for 11 years, then advisor for culture and sports in Tirol. From 2003 to 2007 Platter was Austrian minister of defense and from 2007 to 2008 Austrian minister of the interior. As of July 1st, 2008, he is Governor (LandeshauptmannLandeshauptmannLandeshauptmann is a former German gubernatorial title equivalent to that of a governor of a province or a state....
) of TyrolTyrol (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...
. - Nikolaus Schuler (*1756 in FließFließFließ is a municipality in the Landeck district and is located5 km south of Landeck on the upper course of the Inn River. It has 9 hamlets and was already populated at the roman age; the village itself was founded around the 6th century. After a conflagration in 1933 Fließ was restored more...
), founder of the monastery in Zams - Johann Josef Netzer (*1808 in Zams, †1864), composer
- Franz Xaver Hauser (*1924 †1999), academic painter and sculptor, originally from Zammerberg
- Romed Mungenast (*1953 †2006), YenicheYeniche (people)The Yeniche, or Jenische, are the third-largest population of nomadic people in Europe, living mostly in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and parts of France...
writer
Economics
While most other places in the Landeck districtLandeck (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...
are shaped by tourism (especially winter tourism), in Zams handicraft, trade, and other services are major activities. About 5% of the population still practice agriculture, usually for supplementary income, particularly near Zammerberg.
See also
- Landeck-Zams railway stationLandeck-Zams railway stationLandeck-Zams is a railway station on the Arlberg railway between Innsbruck and Bludenz in Tyrol, Austria. It is frequented by more than 2000 travellers a day, whereby a majority of them are commuters that are working or studying in Innsbruck.- Operation :Beside its function as an important...
- European walking route E5European walking route E5The E5 European long distance path or E5 path is one of the European long-distance paths from the French Atlantic coast in Brittany through Switzerland, Austria and Germany over the Alps to Verona in Italy. It is waymarked over the whole 3200 km distance...
- Via Claudia AugustaVia Claudia AugustaThe Via Claudia Augusta is an ancient Roman road, which linked the valley of the Po River with Rhaetia across the Alps. Since 2007, the Giontech Archeological Site, in Mezzocorona/Kronmetz serves as the Via Claudia Augusta International Research Center, directed by Prof...
- Via AlpinaVia AlpinaVia Alpina is a network of five long-distance hiking trails across the alpine regions of Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Monaco....