Lans, Tyrol

Lans
Coat of arms of Lans Coat of arms
Lans Location within Austria
Coordinates:
Country	Austria
State	Tyrol
District	Innsbruck Land
Government
• Mayor	Christian Meischl
Area
• Total	6.03 km2 (2.33 sq mi)
Elevation	867 m (2,844 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)
• Total	989
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	6072
Area code	0512
Vehicle registration	IL
Website	www.gemeinde-lans.at/

Lans is a town in the district of Innsbruck Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The village is located 8 km (15 minutes by car) south of Innsbruck.

Lans is located on the old salt road and first mentioned in 1180 as "Lannes". The main attractions are the lake Lanser See several good restaurants (Wilder Mann, Isserwirt, Walzl) and the health center Lanserhof. In summer additionally the golf resort Sperberegg.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	256	—
1880	268	+4.7%
1890	245	−8.6%
1900	263	+7.3%
1910	273	+3.8%
1923	329	+20.5%
1934	374	+13.7%
1939	379	+1.3%
1951	646	+70.4%
1961	560	−13.3%
1971	610	+8.9%
1981	646	+5.9%
1991	799	+23.7%
2001	906	+13.4%
2011	918	+1.3%

International relations

Lans is twinned with Boutigny-sur-Essonne, France, since April 23, 1961.

Villages and towns in the vicinity

Aldrans, Ellbögen, Innsbruck, Patsch, Sistrans

Personalities

• Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn lived and died in Lans.
• Heinrich C. Berann died in Lans
• Christian Berger comes from Lans.
• Hellmut Lantschner

External links

• Webcam
• Lans Tourist Board