Umhausen

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Umhausen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Umhausen
Umhausen is located in Austria
Administration
Country  Austria
State Tyrol
District Imst
Mayor Mag. Jakob Wolf
Basic statistics
Area 137.4 km2 (53.1 sq mi)
Elevation 1,031 m  (3383 ft)
Population 2,913  (31 December 2005)
 - Density 21 /km² (55 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate IM
Postal code 6441
Area code 05255
Website [1]

Coordinates: 47°07′00″N 10°55′00″E / 47.1166667°N 10.9166667°E / 47.1166667; 10.9166667

View of Umhausen
"Stuiben - waterfall"

Umhausen is a municipality in the Imst district and is located 17 km southeast of Imst at the Ötztaler Ache in the Ötztal.

The municipality consists of six villages: Umhausen, Tumpen, Köfels, Farst, Niederthai, Östen.

Umhausen was once a centre for cultivation of flax.

Today the main source of income is tourism. In the area of the community lies the highest waterfall of Tyrol with 150 metres and the landslide at Köfels. It has 2913 inhabitants.

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