Stams

Stams
Stams Abbey
Stams Abbey
Coat of arms of Stams
Stams is located in Austria
Stams
Stams
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°16′35″N 10°59′00″E / 47.27639°N 10.98333°E / 47.27639; 10.98333
CountryAustria
StateTyrol
DistrictImst
Government
 • MayorFranz Gallop
Area
 • Total33.56 km2 (12.96 sq mi)
Elevation
672 m (2,205 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total1,495
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6422
Area code05263
Vehicle registrationIM
Websitewww.stams.co.at

Stams is a municipality in Imst District, in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is chiefly known for Cistercian Stams Abbey (Stift Stams), founded in 1273 by Count Meinhard II of Gorizia-Tyrol and his wife.[3]

  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. ^ Chizzali. Tyrol: Impressions of Tyrol. (Innsbruck: Alpina Printers and Publishers), p. 64