Zams

Infobox Ort in Österreich
Art = Gemeinde
Name = Zams
Wappen = Wappen at zams.pnglat_deg = 47 | lat_min = 09 | lat_sec = 28
lon_deg = 10 | lon_min = 35 | lon_sec = 22
Bundesland = Tirol
Bezirk = Landeck
Höhe = 767
Fläche = 125.04
Einwohner = 3308
Stand = 2005-12-31
PLZ = 6511
Vorwahl = 05442
Kfz = LA
Gemeindekennziffer = 70 630
NUTS = AT334
Straße = Hauptstraße 53
Website = [http://www.zams.at www.zams.at]
Bürgermeister = Helmut Gstir
Partei = SPÖ
Gemeinderatanzahl = 15
Gemeinderat = 6 Sozialdem. u. Parteilose (SPÖ),
4 Bürgerliste (ÖVP),
3 Dorfl. Zams u. Zammerb. (ÖVP),
2 Allgemeine Zammer Liste (AZL)
Wahljahr = 2004
image_photo =

Zams is a municipality in the district of Landeck in Tyrol, Austria.

It is situated in a river basin together with its neighbour town Landeck near the rivers Inn and Sanna. The geographical location is coord|47|28|N|10|22|E|region:AT_type:municipality(3367). Here the old roads coming from Vinschgau, Engadin, Bavaria and Lake Constance are crossing.

The church tower as a main sight of the town is free standing. In 1911 a fire put half of the village in ash and destroyed much of the old built volumes. The tower remained, while the church was established about fifty meters away.

Local parts

Zams: Lötz, Rease, Oberdorf, Engere, Oberreit, Unterreit, Siedlung, Riefe

Zammerberg: Falterschein, Grist, Kronburg, Lahnbach, Rifenal, Schwaighof, Tatschhof, Anreit

Ausserfern: Madau

Neighbour municipalities

Bach, Fließ, Flirsch, Gramais, Grins, Imst, Kaisers, Landeck, Schönwies, Stanz bei Landeck, Strengen, Wenns

Persons

* Günther Platter (*1954), was mayor of Zams for 11 years, then advice for culture and sports in Tirol. From 2003 to 2007 Platter was Austrian minister of defense and from 2007 to 2008 Austrian minister of the interior. Since Juli 1st 2008 he is Governor (Landeshauptmann) of Tyrol.
* Nikolaus Schuler (*1756 in Fließ), founder of the monastery in Zams
* Johann Josef Netzer (*1808 in Zams, †1864), composer
* Franz Xaver Hauser (*1924 †1999), academic painter and sculptor, descend from Zammerberg
* Romed Mungenast (*1953 †2006), Yeniche writer

Economics

While most other places in the Landeck district are shaped by tourism (particularly the winter tourism), in Zams there are much handicraft, trade and other services in Zams. About 5% of the population still live on the agriculture, usually in the supplementary income, particularly in the local parts at Zammerberg.

See also

* Landeck-Zams railway station
* European walking route E5
* Via Claudia Augusta
* Via Alpina

External links

* [http://www.tiscover.at/zams Zams Tourism information]
* [http://www.zammer-lochputz.at Zammer Lochputz]
* [http://www.venet.at Venet Cablecar]
* [http://www.alpinesicherheit.com/en/index.html Alpine Safety and Information Centre]