Landeck
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Bad Landeck is also the German name of Lądek-Zdrój, Poland.
Landeck im Breisgau is also the German name of a component locality of Teningen, Germany.
Landeck in Westpreußen is also the German name of Lędyczek, Poland.
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Location of Landeck within Tyrol
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| Country | Austria |
| State | Tyrol |
| District | Landeck |
| Mayor | Engelbert Stenico (SPÖ) |
| Area | 15.9 km2 (6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 816 m (2677 ft) |
| Population | 7,713 (1 January 2011)[1] |
| - Density | 485 /km2 (1,256 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | LA |
| Postal code | 6500 |
| Area code | 05442 |
| Website | www.landeck.tirol.gv.at
Coordinates: 47°08′00″N 10°34′00″E / 47.1333333°N 10.5666667°E |
Landeck is a city in Tyrol, Austria with approximately 7,633 inhabitants. It is located at an elevation of about 820 m in the west of Tyrol, on the rivers Sanna and Inn. Landeck is the capital of the district (Bezirk) Landeck.
It is the site of post World War II French sector United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration displaced person camp and displaced person camps.[2]
It received the rights of a market town in 1904, and its city rights in 1923.
[edit] Transport
Landeck-Zams railway station is an important hub for regional coach lines as well as a noteworthy stop for international trains.
[edit] References
- ^ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2011-01-01.
- ^ Eisterer, Klaus (1991) (in German). Französische Besatzungspolitik Tirol und Vorarlberg 1945/46-Innsbrucker Forschungen zur Zeitgeschichte Band 9. Innsbruck: Haymon Verlag. p. 104.
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