Sankt Leonhard im Pitztal is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
in the
Imst district
The Bezirk Imst is an administrative district ('' Bezirk'') in Tyrol, Austria. It borders the district Reutte in the north, as well as sharing a small border with Bavaria (Germany). It borders the district Innsbruck-Land in the east, South Tyrol ...
, located south of
Imst
Imst (; Southern Bavarian: ''Imscht'') is a town in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. It lies on the River Inn in western Tyrol, some west of Innsbruck and at an altitude of above sea level. With a current population (2013) of 9,552, Ims ...
on the upper course of the
Pitze River
The Pitze (also: ''Pitzbach'') is a river in the Imst district, Tyrol, Austria, a right tributary of the river Inn.
The Pitze flows through the Pitztal valley, a southern branch of the Inntal. It has a length of about , and its basin area is . It ...
in western
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
. The village covers a large area and has a length of around . It is one of the biggest communities of Tyrol by area.
The climate is severe because of mountain flanks. The area was founded around 1300, and its main source of income is tourism.
Population
References
External links
www.st-leonhard.tirol.gv.at- city website
Cities and towns in Imst District
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