Imst

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Imst
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Imst
Imst (Austria)
Imst
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Tyrol
District Imst
Mayor Gerhard Reheis (SPÖ)
Basic statistics
Area 113.4 km² (43.8 sq mi)
Elevation 827 m  (2713 ft)
Population 9,222  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 81 /km² (211 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate IM
Postal code 6460
Area code 05412
Website www.imst.tirol.gv.at
Location in Tyrol
Location in Tyrol

Coordinates: 47°14′22″N 10°44′17″E / 47.23944, 10.73806
The 84-metre-high spire of the Church of the Assumption (Mariä Himmelfahrt) soars above the rooftops of Imst
The 84-metre-high spire of the Church of the Assumption (Mariä Himmelfahrt) soars above the rooftops of Imst

Imst is a city in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. It lies on the River Inn in western Tyrol, some 55 km west of Innsbruck and at an altitude of 828 m above sea-level. With a current population (2006) of around 11,400, Imst is the administrative centre of Imst District.

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[edit] History

Licensed since 1282 to hold a regular market, Imst received full town rights in 1898.

[edit] Luge track

In 1958, the first artificially refrigerated track was completed at Imst.[1] The track was 1000.9 meters long with 17 turns and a vertical drop of 124.8 meters, giving the track an average grade of 12.48%.[1] No turn names were given for the track.

It hosted the FIL World Luge Championships in 1963 and 1978[2] and it hosted the FIL European Luge Championships in 1956, 1971, and 1974.[3]

[edit] SOS Children's Village

In 1949 Hermann Gmeiner founded the first SOS Children's Village in the Sonnberg district of Imst. The SOS-Kinderdörfer organization now runs over 450 such villages worldwide.

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ a b 1964 Winter Olympic Games official report. p. 180. (German) - accessed March 8, 2008
  2. ^ FIL World Luge Championships men's single results since 1955
  3. ^ FIL European Luge Championships mens's singles results since 1914
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List of bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton tracks
Current artificial tracks
Former artificial tracks
Natural luge tracks
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Municipalities in district Imst
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