Schönwies
Municipality in Tyrol, Austria
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Schönwies is a municipality in the district of Landeck in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 8 km northeast of the city of Landeck and 7 km west of the city of Imst. The main source of income is the mining of limestone ballast stone.
Schönwies | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Schönwies Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°11′50″N 10°39′22″E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Tyrol |
| District | Landeck |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Reinhard Raggl |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.34 km2 (12.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 737 m (2,418 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 1,697 |
| • Density | 54.15/km2 (140.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6491 |
| Area code | 05418 |
| Vehicle registration | LA |
| Website | www.schoenwies. tirol.gv.at |
The highest point in the municipality is the Große Schlenkerspitze (2,827 m) which is also the highest mountain in the eastern Lechtal Alps.
Gallery
Schönwies, church: Pfarrkirche Sankt Michael
Schönwies, chapel
near Starkenbach, creek
Starkenbach, chapel: Kapelle Sankt Laurentius und Heilige Kreuz
Grieshaus, view to the village
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