Zams

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Coat of Arms	Map

General information
Federal State:	Tyrol
Bezirk:	Landeck
Area:	125,04 km²
Population:	3367 (Census 2003)
Population density:
Elevation:	767 m
Postal code:	A-6511
Area code:	+43 5442
Location:	47°28′N, 10°22′E
Community Identification Number:	70630
Address of the City Hall:	Hauptstrasse 53 6511 Zams
Website:	http://www.zams.at
e-mail:	gemeinde@zams.at
Politics
Mayor:	Helmut Gstir (SPÖ)
Image: Zams

Zams is a municipality in the district of Landeck in Tyrol, Austria.

It is situated in a river basin together with its neighbour town Landeck near the rivers Inn and Sanna. The geographical location is 47°28′N, 10°22′E. Here the old roads coming from Vinschgau, Engadin, Bavaria and Lake Constance are crossing.

The church tower as a main sight of the town is free standing. In 1911 a fire put half of the village in ash and destroyed much of the old built volumes. The tower remained, while the church was established about fifty meters away.

1 Local parts
2 Neighbour municipalities
3 Persons
4 Economics
5 See also
6 Weblinks

[edit] Local parts

Zams: Lötz, Rease, Oberdorf, Engere, Oberreit, Unterreit, Siedlung, Riefe

Zammerberg: Falterschein, Grist, Kronburg, Lahnbach, Rifenal, Schwaighof, Tatschhof, Anreit

Ausserfern: Madau

[edit] Neighbour municipalities

Bach, Fließ, Flirsch, Gramais, Grins, Imst, Kaisers, Landeck, Schönwies, Stanz bei Landeck, Strengen, Wenns

[edit] Persons

Günther Platter (*1954), was mayor of Zams for 11 years, then advice for culture and sports. From 2003 to 2007 Platter was Austrian minister of defense and since January 11th 2007 Austrian minister of the interior.
Nikolaus Schuler (*1756 in Fließ), founder of the monastery in Zams
Josef Netzer|Johann Josef Netzer (*1808 in Zams, †1864), composer
Franz Xaver Hauser (*1924 †1999), academic painter and sculptor, descend from Zammerberg
Romed Mungenast (*1953 †2006), Yeniche writer

[edit] Economics

While most other places in the Landeck district are shaped by tourism (particularly the winter tourism), in Zams there are much handicraft, trade and other services in Zams. About 5% of the population still live on the agriculture, usually in the supplementary income, particularly in the local parts at Zammerberg.