Nauders

Coat of arms

Nauders

Location within Austria

Location of Nauders within Tyrol

Coordinates: 46°53′33″N 10°30′14″E / 46.89250°N 10.50389°ECoordinates: 46°53′33″N 10°30′14″E / 46.89250°N 10.50389°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Helmut Spöttl

Area

• Total

90.3 km² (34.9 sq mi)

Elevation

1,394 m (4,573 ft)

Population (1 January 2016)

• Total

1,560

• Density

17/km² (45/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

6543

Area code

05473

Vehicle registration

Website

www.nauders.tirol.gv.at

Nauders (Romansh: Danuder) is a municipality in the district of Landeck in the Austrian state of Tyrol.

The municipal area is situated in a high valley of the Ötztal Alps north of the Alpine crest, at an altitude of 1,394 m (4,573 ft). It is located about 29 km (18 mi) south of the district capital Landeck, on the road that leads from Pfunds in the Inntal valley via the narrow Finstermünz Gorge up to Reschen Pass and the border with the Vinschgau region in South Tyrol, Italy. Nearby is the tripoint with the Swiss border; in the west, a road leads into the Sesvenna Alps and to Martina in the Lower Engadin valley.

In ancient times, the trade route across Reschen Pass was part of the Roman Via Claudia Augusta, leading from Italy across the Eastern Alps to the Raetian capital Augusta Vindelicorum (Augsburg). Nauders is probably located at the site of a mansio called Inutrium in contemporary sources. From 200 AD onwards, however, the significance of the road connection faded, when it was gradually superseded by the Brenner Pass road in the east.

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