Schönwies

Place in Tyrol, Austria

Coat of arms

47°11′50″N 10°39′22″E / 47.19722°N 10.65611°E / 47.19722; 10.65611CountryAustriaStateTyrolDistrictLandeckGovernment

• MayorReinhard RagglArea

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• Total31.34 km² (12.10 sq mi)Elevation

737 m (2,418 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total1,697 • Density54/km² (140/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

6491

Area code05418Vehicle registrationLAWebsitewww.schoenwies.
tirol.gv.at

Schönwies is a municipality in the district of Landeck in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 8 km northeast of the city of Landeck and 7 km west of the city of Imst. The main source of income is the mining of limestone ballast stone.

The highest point in the municipality is the Große Schlenkerspitze (2,827 m) which is also the highest mountain in the eastern Lechtal Alps.

Gallery

Schönwies, church: Pfarrkirche Sankt Michael
Schönwies, chapel
near Starkenbach, creek
Starkenbach, chapel: Kapelle Sankt Laurentius und Heilige Kreuz
Grieshaus, view to the village

References

^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.