Sankt Veit in Defereggen

Sankt Veit in Defereggen ("Saint Vitus in the Defereggen Valley") is a municipality in the district of Lienz in the Austrian state of Tyrol.

St. Veit in Defereggen
Municipality
St. Veit with Defereggen Valley in the background
Coat of arms
Location within Lienz district
St. Veit in Defereggen Location within Austria
Coordinates: 46°55′32″N 12°25′33″E
Country	Austria
State	Tyrol
District	Lienz
Government
• Mayor	Vitus Monitzer
Area [1]
• Total	61.49 km2 (23.74 sq mi)
Elevation	1,495 m (4,905 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	670
• Density	11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9962
Area code	04879
Vehicle registration	LZ
Website	Homepage of the municipality

Geography

Sankt Veit lies in the central Defereggen Valley and is the municipality in Eastern Tyrol with the highest elevation. It lies on the sunny side of the valley, and in the past grain and potatoes were raised there. However, there can be snowfall even in the summer months.