Spiss

Spiss
Spiss
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	Spiss Location within Austria
	Coordinates: 46°57′33″N 10°25′53″E / 46.95917°N 10.43139°ECoordinates: 46°57′33″N 10°25′53″E / 46.95917°N 10.43139°E
Country	Austria
State	Tyrol
District	Landeck
	Government
• Mayor	Richard Jäger
	Area
• Total	24.5 km2 (9.5 sq mi)
Elevation	1,653 m (5,423 ft)
	Population (1 January 2011)
• Total	144
• Density	5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	6542
Area code	05474
Vehicle registration	LA
Website	www.spiss.tirol.gv.at

Spiss is a tiny municipality in the district of Landeck in Tyrol, Austria and is located 22 km south of the city of Landeck at the border of Switzerland. With only approximately 150 inhabitants it is one of the smallest communities in the district. Formerly a part of Nauders, it became its own municipality in 1547. The main sources of income nowadays are tourism and „gentle“ agriculture.

References

^ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2011-01-01.

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[0] Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2011-01-01.

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