Fendels

Fendels

Coat of arms
Fendels

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 47°03′13″N 10°40′35″E / 47.05361°N 10.67639°E / 47.05361; 10.67639Coordinates: 47°03′13″N 10°40′35″E / 47.05361°N 10.67639°E / 47.05361; 10.67639
Country Austria
State Tyrol
District Landeck
Government
  Mayor Heinrich Scherl (ÖVP)
Area
  Total 13.48 km2 (5.20 sq mi)
Elevation 1,352 m (4,436 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
  Total 247
  Density 18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 6522
Area code 05472
Vehicle registration LA
Website www.fendels.tirol.gv.at

Fendels is a municipality in the Landeck district in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 13 km south of Landeck on the upper course of the Inn River. The village was mentioned for the first time in documents in 1297. Until 1959 it was only reachable by cable car. The construction of a street helped the village to get connected. The main source of income is „gentle“ Winter tourism.

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