Grins

Grins

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Grins

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 47°08′29″N 10°30′53″E / 47.14139°N 10.51472°E / 47.14139; 10.51472Coordinates: 47°08′29″N 10°30′53″E / 47.14139°N 10.51472°E / 47.14139; 10.51472
Country Austria
State Tyrol
District Landeck
Government
  Mayor Thomas Lutz
Area
  Total 21.1 km2 (8.1 sq mi)
Elevation 1,006 m (3,301 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
  Total 1,407
  Density 67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal codes A-6591
Area code 05442
Vehicle registration LA
Website www.grins.tirol.gv.at

Grins is a municipality in the Landeck district in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 3.7 km west of Landeck and 18 km east of Sankt Anton am Arlberg. The village has 10 subdivisions. Settlement of the area already began 2000 years ago because of the sunny climate but the village was mentioned for the first time in documents in 1288 as „Grindes“.

In 1945 the location was greatly destroyed by a conflagration but could be restored true to the original. Main source of income is summer tourism, but the village becomes a commuter community more and more.

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