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| Country | Austria |
| State | Tyrol |
| District | Imst |
| Mayor | Gerhard Reheis (SPÖ) |
| Area | 113.4 km2 (44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 827 m (2713 ft) |
| Population | 9,494 (1 January 2011)[1] |
| - Density | 84 /km2 (217 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | IM |
| Postal code | 6460 |
| Area code | 05412 |
| Website | www.imst.tirol.gv.at
Coordinates: 47°14′22″N 10°44′17″E / 47.23944°N 10.73806°E |
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.[2] 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%.[2] No turn names were given for the track.
It hosted the FIL World Luge Championships in 1963 and 1978[3] and it hosted the FIL European Luge Championships in 1956, 1971, and 1974.[4]
[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
- ^ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2011-01-01.
- ^ a b 1964 Winter Olympic Games official report. p. 180. (German) - accessed March 8, 2008
- ^ FIL World Luge Championships men's single results since 1955
- ^ FIL European Luge Championships mens's singles results since 1914
- Official Imst town council website (in German)
- Imst-Gurgltal tourist site
- Website of SOS-Kinderdorf international
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