Zams

Zams

Coat of arms
Zams
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°09′28″N 10°35′22″E / 47.15778°N 10.58944°E / 47.15778; 10.58944Coordinates: 47°09′28″N 10°35′22″E / 47.15778°N 10.58944°E / 47.15778; 10.58944
Country Austria
State Tyrol
District Landeck
Government
 • Mayor Siegmund Geiger (ŐVP)
Area
 • Total 124.97 km2 (48.25 sq mi)
Elevation 767 m (2,516 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
 • Total 3,414
 • Density 27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 6511
Area code 05442
Vehicle registration LA
Website www.zams.at

Zams is a municipality in the district of Landeck in the Austrian state of Tyrol.

Geography

It is situated in a river basin together with its neighbour town Landeck near the rivers Inn and Sanna. The geographical location is 47°28′N 10°22′E / 47.467°N 10.367°E / 47.467; 10.367. 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.

Local places

Zams: Lötz, Rease, Oberdorf, Engere, Oberreit, Unterreit, Siedlung, Riefe

Zammerberg: Falterschein, Grist, Kronburg, Lahnbach, Rifenal, Schwaighof, Tatschhof, Anreit

Ausserfern: Madau

Neighbour municipalities

Bach, Austria, Fließ, Flirsch, Gramais, Grins, Imst, Kaisers, Landeck, Schönwies, Stanz bei Landeck, Strengen, Wenns

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,323—    
18801,395+5.4%
18901,660+19.0%
19001,778+7.1%
19102,133+20.0%
19232,351+10.2%
19342,380+1.2%
19392,036−14.5%
19512,750+35.1%
19612,782+1.2%
19713,127+12.4%
19813,257+4.2%
19913,317+1.8%
20013,388+2.1%
20113,278−3.2%
20163,414+4.1%

Personalities

  • Günther Platter (born 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 1, 2008, he is Governor (Landeshauptmann) of Tyrol.
  • Nikolaus Schuler (born 1756 in Fließ), founder of the monastery in Zams
  • Johann Josef Netzer (born 1808 in Zams, died 1864), composer
  • Franz Xaver Hauser (1924-1999), academic painter and sculptor, originally from Zammerberg
  • Romed Mungenast (1953-2006), Yeniche writer
  • Anna Zita Maria Stricker (born 1994), professional cyclist[2]
  • Mario Matt (born 1979), slalom skier, 2014 Olympic slalom champion[3]
  • Andreas Matt (born 1982), ski-cross racer, 2010 Olympic silver medallist[3]
  • Michael Matt (born 1993), slalom skier, 2018 Olympic bronze medallist[3]

Economics

While most other places in the Landeck district 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

References

  1. ↑ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 1.1.2016) for Zams.
  2. ↑ "Anna Zita Maria Stricker". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Arcobelli, Sergio (23 February 2018). "Cose da Matt, Micheal è di bronzo". ilgiornale.it (in Italian). Retrieved 1 March 2018.


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