Vals, Austria

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Vals
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Austria
State	Tyrol
District	Innsbruck Land
Mayor	Klaus Ungerank
Basic statistics
Area	48.7 km² (18.8 sq mi)
Elevation	1,129 m (3704 ft)
Population	558 (31/12/2005)
- Density	11 /km² (30 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	IL
Postal code	6152
Area code	05279
Website	www.vals.at Coordinates: 47°03′45″N 11°30′02″E / 47.0625, 11.50056

Vals is a municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land and is located 26 km southeast of Innsbruck in a valley with the same name which is a side valley of the Wipptal. The whole valley belongs to the village; in the south the area borders to Italy.

The name of the location comes from “vallis” which means valley in latin. It has 558 inhabitants.

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Municipalities in district Innsbruck-Land