Roppen is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
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 ( ...
and is located 5 km southeast 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, Im ...
between the mouths of 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 ...
and the
Ötztaler Ache
The Ötztaler Ache is a river in the district of Imst, Tyrol, Austria, a right tributary of the Inn. It flows through the Ötztal valley, a southern branch the Inntal. Including its source rivers and , it is long. The Rofenache is the runoff o ...
. The village was mentioned in documents in 1260 for the first time as "Roupen" but settlement already began 3000 years ago.
Population
References
External links
Mieming Range
Cities and towns in Imst District
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