Jerzens is a municipality and a village in the district of
Imst (district)
The Bezirk Imst is an administrative district (''Bezirk'') in Tyrol, Austria. It borders the district Reutte in the north, as well as sharing a small border with Bavaria (Germany). It borders the district Innsbruck-Land in the east, South Tyrol (I ...
and is located 8 km south of
Imst
Imst (; Southern Bavarian: ''Imscht'') is a town in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. It lies on the River Inn in western Tyrol, some west of Innsbruck and at an altitude of above sea level. With a current population (2013) of 9,552, Imst ...
at the
Pitze River
The Pitze (also: ''Pitzbach'') is a river in the Imst district, Tyrol, Austria, a right tributary of the river Inn.
The Pitze flows through the Pitztal valley, a southern branch of the Inntal. It has a length of about , and its basin area is . It ...
in the valley with the same name. Settlement of the area began around 600. The village was mentioned in a register in 1313 for the first time. Jerzens has 1008 inhabitants and its main source of income is agriculture and tourism.
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Wolfgang Auderer
Wolfgang Auderer (born 26 May 1981) is a retired Austrian freestyle skier who specialized in the skicross discipline. He was born in Jerzens, Austria, and represented the sports club WSV Jerzens while he was active.
He made his World Cup debut ...
- professional
freestyle skier
Freestyle skiing is a skiing discipline comprising aerials, moguls, cross, half-pipe, slopestyle and big air as part of the Winter Olympics. It can consist of a skier performing aerial flips and spins and can include skiers sliding rails and ...
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Cities and towns in Imst District
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