Stams

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Stams
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Stams
Stams is located in Austria
Administration
Country  Austria
State Tyrol
District Imst
Mayor Franz Gallop
Basic statistics
Area 33.56 km2 (13.0 sq mi)
Elevation 672 m  (2205 ft)
Population 1,300  (31 December 2005)
 - Density 39 /km² (100 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate IM
Postal code 6422
Area code 05263
Website www.stams.co.at

Coordinates: 47°16′35″N 10°59′00″E / 47.27639°N 10.9833333°E / 47.27639; 10.9833333

Stams is a municipality in the Imst district and is located 18.50 km east of Imst and 7 km west of Telfs on the southern shore of the Inn River. The village contains a Cistercian monastery (Stift Stams), founded in 1273, and several schools, including the Schigymnasium Stams (Stams ski school). It has 1300 inhabitants.

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