Axams
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| Axams | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Austria |
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| State | Tyrol |
| District | Innsbruck Land |
| Mayor | Rudolf Nagl (Axamer Dorfliste) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 22.2 km2 (8.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 874 m (2868 ft) |
| Population | 5,332 (31 December 2005) |
| - Density | 240 /km² (622 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | IL |
| Postal code | 6094 |
| Area code | 05234 |
| Website | www.axams.tirol.gv.at |
Axams is a community located on the western part of the highlands near Innsbruck. The community is one larger village in mentioned area.
The name "Axams" has a Celtic origin and means something like „Place in the height“. The emblem has a golden top on blue ground. In the previous century flax was important for the village. Axams grew in population in the last years.
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