Wattens

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Wattens
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Austria
State	Tyrol
District	Innsbruck Land
Mayor	Franz Troppmair (ÖVP)
Basic statistics
Area	10.8 km² (4.2 sq mi)
Elevation	564 m  (1850 ft)
Population	7,291  (12/06/2008)
- Density	675 /km² (1,748 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	IL
Postal code	6112
Area code	05224
Website	[1] Coordinates: 47°17′0″N 11°35′0″E / 47.28333, 11.58333

Wattens is a market community in Austria which is the home of the Swarovski Kristallwelten, dedicated to the history surrounding the company, the man himself Daniel Swarovski and exhibitions of the crystals. It attracts visitors from the world over. Other museums are the typewriter museum and the Museum Wattens. The Museum Wattens is dedicated to the history of Swarovski, Wattenspapier and of Excavation (Prehistory, Classical antiquity) in Volders, Wattens and Fritzens.

Another important factory is Wattenspapier. It was founded in 1559. The company produces today tobacco paper with 97% exported to over 90 countries.

It is the birthplace of the Blessed Jakob Gapp.

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