Stans is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the

Schwaz Schwaz () is a city in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is the administrative center of the Schwaz district. Schwaz is located in the lower Inn valley. Location Schwaz lies in the middle of the Lower Inn Valley at the foot of the Kellerjoch ...

district in the

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 of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

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 ...

. It is located in the

Inn Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway. Before the advent of motorized transportation, they also provided accomm ...

valley, some 3 km away from

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Image:Stans (Tyrol) 'Herz Jesu' church (19th cent.).jpg, The ''Herz Jesu'' church (19th century) Image:Stans (Tyrol) 'Laurentius'_curch_(elder one).jpg, The old church of St. Laurence Image:Stans (Tyrol) from N, Laurentius church (elder, left) and 'Herz Jesu' church, Eiblschrofen (background).jpg, St. Laurence's church (left) with the ''Herz Jesu'' church, and Eiblschrofen in the background Image:Wolfsklamm 2007a.jpg, Wolfsklamm gorge, from Stans to the Georgenberg Cities and towns in Schwaz District {{Tyrol-geo-stub