Prutz

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Prutz
Prutz Panorama.JPG
Coat of arms of Prutz
Prutz is located in Austria
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Prutz
Country Austria
State Tyrol
District Landeck
Mayor Walter Gaim
Area 9.74 km2 (4 sq mi)
Elevation 864 m  (2835 ft)
Population 1,731 (1 January 2011)[1]
 - Density 178 /km2 (460 /sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate LA
Postal code 6522
Area code 05472
Website www.prutz.tirol.gv.at

Coordinates: 47°04′35″N 10°39′49″E / 47.07639°N 10.66361°E / 47.07639; 10.66361

Prutz is a municipality in the Landeck district of Tyrol, Austria. Located at the mouth of the Kauner valley on the upper Inn, it is 10 km south of the city of Landeck as well as 1 km below Faggen. It was first mentioned in documents in 1028. Primarily a tourist resort, the town's other main source of income is electricity generation at a hydro-power plant linked by as 14.8km long pipe to the Gepatsch Reservoir (or Gepatsch Stausee) which was constructed in 1964.

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