Neustift im Stubaital
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| Coordinates: 47°06′37″N 11°18′21″E / 47.11028°N 11.30583°ECoordinates: 47°06′37″N 11°18′21″E / 47.11028°N 11.30583°E | ||
| Country | Austria | |
| State | Tyrol | |
| District | Innsbruck Land | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Peter Schönherr | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 248.99 km2 (96.14 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 994 m (3,261 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2016) | ||
| • Total | 4,704 | |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 6167 | |
| Area code | 05226 | |
| Vehicle registration | IL | |
| Website | www.neustift.tirol.gv.at | |
Neustift im Stubaital is a municipality in the district Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is the third largest municipality of Tyrol in area. It is a major tourist centre, with more than 1 million overnight stays per year.
Neustift is located 25 kilometres (15 miles) south of Innsbruck in the Stubaital or Stubai Valley. This broad valley is one of the most scenic in Tyrol. At the entrance to the valley stand massive limestone formations. Around the upper valley, peaks of gneiss and granite rise above 3,000 metres (about 10,000 feet) to areas of permanent ice. Five glaciers covering 15 square kilometres (5.8 sq mi) form a large glacier ski area, the Stubai Glacier. Including the facilities here and in three other ski areas, the valley has 42 cable cars and ski lifts.
Neustift is connected to Innsbruck by a bus line operated by Innsbrucker Verkehrsbetriebe.
Neustift im Stubaital consists of the following sections and villages: Kampl, Neder, Dorf, Scheibe, Milders, Oberberg, Stackler, Lehner, Schaller, Krössbach, Neugasteig, Gasteig, Volderau, Ranalt, and Mutterberg.
The municipalities bordering on Neustift are Brenner, Fulpmes, Grinzens, Gschnitz, Längenfeld, Mühlbachl, Ratschings, Sankt Sigmund im Sellrain, Sellrain, Sölden, Telfes im Stubai, and Trins.
Around 1000, the Stubaital was first mentioned in writing as Stupeia. By 1400, the district of Stubai was composed of five small communities: Telfes, Schönberg, Mieders, Fulpmes, and "im Tal" ("in the valley").
Although the name Neustift appears in records from the 14th century as "Niwenstift im tal ze Stubai", centuries passed before the modern name Neustift prevailed over im Tal as the name of the community. The inhabitants of Neustift are still known today as Tholer ("valley dwellers").
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