Rietz

For the musician, see Julius Rietz.

Rietz
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location in the district
Rietz Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°17′05″N 11°01′50″E
Country	Austria
State	Tyrol
District	Imst
Government
• Mayor	Gerhard Krug (ÖVP)
Area [1]
• Total	19.57 km2 (7.56 sq mi)
Elevation	685 m (2,247 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	2,313
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6421
Area code	05262
Vehicle registration	IM
Website	www.rietz.at

Rietz (German pronunciation: [ʁiˈə̯t͡s] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the Imst district, Austria, and is located 23 km east of Imst and 4 km west of Telfs on the southern shore of the Inn River. It is a peculiarity that the village has no sun during winter time because of the height of the Stubai Alps. The village is mentioned in documents dating from the year 1264 and has been a community since the year 1325. The main source of income is tourism.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	959	—
1880	923	−3.8%
1890	905	−2.0%
1900	859	−5.1%
1910	841	−2.1%
1923	892	+6.1%
1934	907	+1.7%
1939	925	+2.0%
1951	1,018	+10.1%
1961	1,047	+2.8%
1971	1,258	+20.2%
1981	1,505	+19.6%
1991	1,759	+16.9%
2001	2,017	+14.7%
2011	2,078	+3.0%