Lans is a town in the district of
Innsbruck Land in the
Austria
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n state of
Tyrol
Tyrol ( ; historically the Tyrole; ; ) is a historical region in the Alps of Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary, f ...
. The village is located 8 km (15 minutes by car) south of the city of
Innsbruck
Innsbruck (; ) is the capital of Tyrol (federal state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the Wipptal, Wipp Valley, which provides access to the ...
.
Lans is located on the
old salt road and was first mentioned in 1180 as "Lannes".
The main attractions are the lake
Lanser See, several good restaurants and the health center Lanserhof. In summer, the golf resort ''Sperberegg'' is an additional attraction.
Population
International relations
Lans is twinned with
Boutigny-sur-Essonne,
France
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since April 23, 1961.
Villages and towns in the vicinity
Aldrans
Aldrans is a municipality in the Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol (Austria) at an altitude of , which had an area of and 2,496 inhabitants as January 2015.
Geography
The village is on a highlands terrace southeast of Innsbruck, crossed by numerou ...
,
Ellbögen,
Innsbruck
Innsbruck (; ) is the capital of Tyrol (federal state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the Wipptal, Wipp Valley, which provides access to the ...
,
Patsch, and
Sistrans
Personalities
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Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
Erik Maria Ritter von Kuehnelt-Leddihn (31 July 1909 – 26 May 1999) was an Austrian-American nobleman and polymath, whose areas of interest included philosophy, history, political science, economics, linguistics, art and theology. He oppose ...
lived and died in Lans.
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Heinrich C. Berann died in Lans
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Christian Berger comes from Lans.
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Hellmut Lantschner
Hellmut Lantschner (11 November 1909 – 4 July 1993) was an Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states o ...
See also
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Lanser Moor
The Fen of Lans (also Lanser Moor or Water Lily Pond) is located north above Lake Lans at an altitude of 582 metres in the Paschberg forest. With an area of 8000 m² and a depth of 3 metres the lake is much smaller than its neighbour.
To keep it ...
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Mühlsee
References
External links
Lans Tourist Board
Cities and towns in Innsbruck-Land District
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