Axams
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Axams | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in the district | |
  Axams Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°13′00″N 11°18′00″E / 47.21667°N 11.30000°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Tyrol |
| District | Innsbruck Land |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Thomas Suitner (Frischer Wind) |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.16 km2 (8.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 874 m (2,867 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 5,996 |
| • Density | 270.6/km2 (700.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6094 |
| Area code | 05234 |
| Vehicle registration | IL |
| Website | www.axams.tirol.gv.at |
Axams is a municipality in the district of Innsbruck Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol.
The name "Axams" has a Celtic origin and means something like „Place in the height“. The emblem has a golden top on blue ground. In the previous century flax was important for the village. Axams grew in population in the last years.
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Geography
The community is located in the western low mountain range about 10 km southwest of Innsbruck. Immediate neighboring communities are Oberperfuss, Grinzens, Götzens, Kematen in Tirol, Unterperfuss and Birgitz. South of the main village are the Axamer Lizum and the Kalkkögel, which still belong to the municipal area. Further north lies the Zirler Berg. In the west the Sendersbach and in the east the Ruifachbach flow past Axams.
