Absam

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Absam

Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Austria
State	Tyrol
District	Innsbruck Land
Mayor	Arno Guggenbichler (SPÖ)
Basic statistics
Area	52.06 km² (20.1 sq mi)
Elevation	632 m (2074 ft)
Population	6,474 (31/12/2005)
- Density	124 /km² (322 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	IL
Postal code	6067
Area code	05223
Website	www.absam.at Coordinates: 47°17′00″N 11°30′00″E / 47.283333, 11.5

Absam is a village located approximately 13 km east of Innsbruck, Austria. The village has an estimated population of 6,500. The area of Absam is about 52 km². The village was founded as a place of pilgrimage in 995. Absam lies 632m above Sea Level. It is possible to reach the village by using bus lines D and E from Innsbruck. The neighbourvillages of Absam are Thaur, Hall in Tirol, Mils, Innsbruck, Scharnitz, Gnadenwald, Vomp and Fritzens.

[edit] The church of Absam

On the 24th June 2000, the church of Absam was reclassified as a basilica although there had been no petition for such a change by the church community.^{[citation needed]}