Landeck

Landeck is a town in the Austrian state of Tyrol, the capital of the district of Landeck.

Landeck
Coat of arms
Location of Landeck within Tyrol
Landeck
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°08′00″N 10°34′00″E
CountryAustria
StateTyrol
DistrictLandeck
Government
  MayorWolfgang Jörg (ÖVP)
Area
  Total15.87 km2 (6.13 sq mi)
Elevation
816 m (2,677 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
  Total7,725
  Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6500
Area code05442
Vehicle registrationLA
Websitewww.landeck.tirol.gv.at

Geography

Landeck is located in the Tyrolean Oberland in the west of the state at an elevation of about 820 m (2,690 ft). The town is situated in the valley of the Inn River at the confluence with the Sanna tributary, between the Lechtal Alps, part of the Northern Limestone Alps in the north, and the Ötztal Alps and Samnaun Alps ranges of the Central Eastern Alps in the south.

The Inn valley is an important transport route from Tyrol to the west across the Arlberg massif. In the south, the Reschen Pass at the main chain of the Alps leads to the Vinschgau region in Italian South Tyrol.

Climate

Climate data for Landeck (1971–2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.3
(61.3)
18.9
(66.0)
23.7
(74.7)
27.0
(80.6)
31.6
(88.9)
33.5
(92.3)
37.2
(99.0)
35.8
(96.4)
31.4
(88.5)
25.8
(78.4)
20.4
(68.7)
16.5
(61.7)
37.2
(99.0)
Average high °C (°F) 2.6
(36.7)
6.0
(42.8)
11.0
(51.8)
14.5
(58.1)
19.8
(67.6)
22.3
(72.1)
24.6
(76.3)
24.1
(75.4)
20.4
(68.7)
15.2
(59.4)
7.1
(44.8)
2.7
(36.9)
14.2
(57.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.4
(29.5)
0.3
(32.5)
4.2
(39.6)
7.6
(45.7)
12.7
(54.9)
15.3
(59.5)
17.4
(63.3)
16.8
(62.2)
13.2
(55.8)
8.5
(47.3)
2.5
(36.5)
−0.6
(30.9)
8.0
(46.4)
Average low °C (°F) −4.1
(24.6)
−3.3
(26.1)
−0.1
(31.8)
2.7
(36.9)
7.1
(44.8)
9.8
(49.6)
11.8
(53.2)
11.8
(53.2)
8.8
(47.8)
4.6
(40.3)
−0.4
(31.3)
−3.1
(26.4)
3.8
(38.8)
Record low °C (°F) −20.5
(−4.9)
−17.1
(1.2)
−17.0
(1.4)
−6.0
(21.2)
−3.6
(25.5)
0.5
(32.9)
4.0
(39.2)
3.4
(38.1)
−1.4
(29.5)
−5.5
(22.1)
−14.5
(5.9)
−18.5
(−1.3)
−20.5
(−4.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 43.5
(1.71)
44.3
(1.74)
43.1
(1.70)
37.0
(1.46)
59.3
(2.33)
94.8
(3.73)
106.0
(4.17)
107.1
(4.22)
67.3
(2.65)
46.4
(1.83)
54.9
(2.16)
49.9
(1.96)
753.6
(29.67)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 28.5
(11.2)
34.9
(13.7)
12.5
(4.9)
2.3
(0.9)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.3
(0.1)
12.6
(5.0)
21.3
(8.4)
112.4
(44.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.9 6.0 6.7 7.0 10.4 12.6 13.0 13.2 9.3 6.9 8.1 7.8 107.9
Average relative humidity (%) (at 14:00) 63.7 52.8 44.3 43.0 44.8 48.1 48.0 50.5 50.5 53.7 64.1 69.5 52.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours 71.6 103.1 148.0 147.1 183.8 160.9 191.0 191.5 158.9 131.8 74.1 44.6 1,606.4
Source: Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics[3]

History

Landeck Castle

In ancient times, the Via Claudia Augusta ran across the Reschen Pass and through the Inn Valley Landeck, connecting the Roman Italia peninsula with the Raetia province conquered in 15 BC. Throughout the Middle Ages the valley remained an important junction of trade routes leading to Augsburg via the Fern Pass and westwards across the Arlberg. From the late 13th century onwards the Meinhardiner counts of Tyrol controlled the area from their stronghold at Landeck Castle.

Until 1867 Landeck (then spelled Landek) formed part of the Habsburg monarchy (Austrian Empire from 1804), except for a short period during the Napoleonic wars (1806-1814) when it was ceded to the Kingdom of Bavaria along with the rest of Tyrol. From 1867 (following the compromise of 1867) it formed part of the Cisleithanian (Austrian) part of Austria-Hungary; the spelling was also changed to Landeck in that year. After 1893 the name was officially changed again to Landeck in Tirol. Throughout these periods it was the capital of the district of the same name, one of the 21 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in the Tyrol province.[4]

From 1782 a first pass road was built across the Arlberg at the behest of Emperor Joseph II; it was significantly enlarged until 1824. Landeck received access to the Arlberg railway in 1883. In 1904 it was elevated to the status of a market town, and finally was granted town privileges in 1923.

Landeck was also used as a military base for Austrian mountain troops before the second world war, later, they became a unit of the German Wehrmacht.

During the Austrian Anschluss to Nazi Germany, Landeck was merged with neighboring Zams in 1939; however, both municipalities again split after World War II. Landeck was also the site of a UNRRA displaced person camp in the French sector of Allied-occupied Austria.[5]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,398    
18801,537+9.9%
18901,944+26.5%
19002,227+14.6%
19103,569+60.3%
19234,106+15.0%
19344,113+0.2%
19395,542+34.7%
19515,615+1.3%
19616,514+16.0%
19717,475+14.8%
19817,317−2.1%
19917,411+1.3%
20017,632+3.0%
20117,713+1.1%

Personalities

Transport

Landeck, viaduct in the town

Landeck-Zams station is an important hub for regional coach lines as well as a noteworthy stop for international trains on the Arlberg railway from the Tyrolean capital Innsbruck via the Arlberg Railway Tunnel to Bludenz in Vorarlberg. Landeck is also the terminus of the parallel Inn Valley Autobahn, which continues as S 16 Schnellstraße to the Arlberg Road Tunnel in the west.

References

  1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. "Klimadaten von Österreich 1971–2000 – Tirol-Landeck" (in German). Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  4. Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
  5. Eisterer, Klaus (1991). Französische Besatzungspolitik Tirol und Vorarlberg 1945/46-Innsbrucker Forschungen zur Zeitgeschichte Band 9 (in German). Innsbruck: Haymon Verlag. p. 104.
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