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Umhausen

Coordinates: 47°07′00″N 10°55′00″E / 47.11667°N 10.91667°E / 47.11667; 10.91667
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Umhausen
Umhausen seen from Niederthal
Umhausen seen from Niederthal
Coat of arms of Umhausen
Location in the district
Location in the district
Umhausen is located in Austria
Umhausen
Umhausen
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°07′00″N 10°55′00″E / 47.11667°N 10.91667°E / 47.11667; 10.91667
CountryAustria
StateTyrol
DistrictImst
Government
 • MayorJakob Wolf
Area
 • Total137.42 km2 (53.06 sq mi)
Elevation
1,031 m (3,383 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total3,220
 • Density23/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6441
Area code05255
Vehicle registrationIM
Websitehttps://www.umhausen.gv.at/
Stuiben - waterfall

Umhausen is a municipality in the Imst district of state of Tyrol in western Austria. It and is located 17 km southeast of Imst at the Ötztaler Ache in the Ötztal. It has 3078 inhabitants.[citation needed]

Geography

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The municipality consists of six villages:[citation needed]

  • Umhausen
  • Tumpen
  • Köfels
  • Farst
  • Niederthai
  • Östen

Umhausen is located at the intersection of the Stubai Alps and the Ötztal Alps. The lowest point is in Tumpen (920m), the highest peak of the municipality is the Strahlkogel, at 3,288 m (AA). Its name comes from its great, white, light-reflecting, quartz layers, which allegedly cause the mountain to "radiate" (strahlen). It has the shape of a well-proportioned, steep and pointed pyramid. Ascending the Strahlkogel is difficult and it is thus only rarely visited, unlike the neighbouring 3,287-metre-high Breiter Grieskogel.

The Strahlkogel seen from the Breiter Grieskogel. The great bands of quartz on the south face are clearly visible.
Church (Wallfahrtskirche Maria Schnee) in Östen

Climate

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Climate data for Umhausen (1971–2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.5
(61.7)
17.2
(63.0)
20.6
(69.1)
23.3
(73.9)
29.1
(84.4)
31.0
(87.8)
34.0
(93.2)
34.0
(93.2)
29.5
(85.1)
23.1
(73.6)
21.0
(69.8)
16.6
(61.9)
34.0
(93.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 2.8
(37.0)
4.6
(40.3)
8.6
(47.5)
12.1
(53.8)
17.3
(63.1)
19.9
(67.8)
22.2
(72.0)
21.7
(71.1)
18.2
(64.8)
13.3
(55.9)
6.5
(43.7)
3.1
(37.6)
12.5
(54.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.6
(27.3)
−1.5
(29.3)
2.2
(36.0)
5.7
(42.3)
10.6
(51.1)
13.3
(55.9)
15.4
(59.7)
15.0
(59.0)
11.4
(52.5)
6.8
(44.2)
1.2
(34.2)
−1.7
(28.9)
6.3
(43.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −6.1
(21.0)
−5.4
(22.3)
−2.1
(28.2)
1.0
(33.8)
5.3
(41.5)
8.2
(46.8)
10.4
(50.7)
10.2
(50.4)
7.0
(44.6)
2.9
(37.2)
−2.1
(28.2)
−5.0
(23.0)
2.0
(35.6)
Record low °C (°F) −23.0
(−9.4)
−21.0
(−5.8)
−18.5
(−1.3)
−8.3
(17.1)
−6.4
(20.5)
−0.3
(31.5)
2.1
(35.8)
1.3
(34.3)
−4.0
(24.8)
−9.5
(14.9)
−15.9
(3.4)
−19.8
(−3.6)
−23.0
(−9.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 32.6
(1.28)
28.1
(1.11)
41.5
(1.63)
37.3
(1.47)
62.6
(2.46)
93.5
(3.68)
103.1
(4.06)
100.7
(3.96)
62.1
(2.44)
44.8
(1.76)
46.7
(1.84)
39.3
(1.55)
692.3
(27.26)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 30.2
(11.9)
28.0
(11.0)
23.1
(9.1)
8.7
(3.4)
1.4
(0.6)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
3.2
(1.3)
16.5
(6.5)
27.6
(10.9)
138.7
(54.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.6 6.1 7.7 7.9 10.1 12.6 12.5 12.3 8.6 6.9 7.7 7.6 106.6
Average relative humidity (%) (at 14:00) 59.2 52.0 44.1 41.7 42.9 46.4 47.1 49.2 50.8 53.0 59.4 65.1 50.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours 81.9 101.5 128.5 143.8 167.4 159.0 184.1 176.0 146.8 125.9 84.7 66.0 1,565.6
Percent possible sunshine 54.1 58.0 57.0 52.6 51.1 47.4 54.9 57.5 62.4 62.2 52.2 48.9 54.9
Source: Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics[3]

Economy

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Umhausen was once[when?] a centre for cultivation of flax.[citation needed]

Today the main source of income is tourism. In the area of the community lies the tallest waterfall of Tyrol at 150 metres of height. The economy in Umhausen is a bit smaller than the economy in Längenfeld. It is supported by local craft enterprises. Moreover, the Vivea Gesundheitshotel Umhausen opened in 2011, which plays a large role in the local economy.[4]

Landslide

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The Köfels landslide was a gigantic landslide, known as a sturzstrom, that occurred in the Ötz valley 9800±100 years ago according to radiocarbon dating of trees buried by the event.[5] It involved a 2.5 km horizontal displacement and 800 m vertical displacement of 3.2 km3 of rock and mud along the Ötz valley floor, making it the third largest known sturzstrom.[6][7]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,341—    
18801,366+1.9%
18901,186−13.2%
19001,175−0.9%
19101,318+12.2%
19231,368+3.8%
19341,485+8.6%
19391,528+2.9%
19511,724+12.8%
19611,834+6.4%
19712,050+11.8%
19812,298+12.1%
19912,506+9.1%
20012,830+12.9%
20113,078+8.8%

Hedwig von Trapp / The Sound of Music

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Farst. Hedwig von Trapp worked here as a teacher in the 1960s
Hedwig von Trapp

Hedwig von Trapp, a member of the singing von Trapp family, lived and worked as a music teacher in Farst, above Umhausen. She moved there in the 1960s to treat her asthma. The school building is still present.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Klimadaten von Österreich 1971–2000 – Tirol-Umhausen" (in German). Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Umhausen". www.oetztal.at (in German). Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  5. ^ Ivy-Ochs S, Heuberger H, Kubik PW, Kerschner H, Bonani G, Frank M, and Schlüchter C. (1998). The age of the Köfels event — relative, 14C, and cosmogenic isotope dating of an early Holocene landslide in the central Alps (Tyrol, Austria). Zeitschrift für Gletscherkunde und Glazialgeologie, (34):57–70.
  6. ^ Sørensena, SA and Bauer, B (15 August 2003). On the dynamics of the Köfels sturzstrom. Geomorphology, 54(1–2):11–19.
  7. ^ Prager C, Zangerl C, Patzelt G, and Brandner R (2008). Age distribution of fossil landslides in the Tyrol (Austria) and its surrounding areas. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 8:377–407.
  8. ^ "Hike & explore the most scenic Places of Strength | Ötztal".
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