Kematen in Tirol explained

Kematen in Tirol
Pushpin Map:Austria
Pushpin Mapsize:270
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Austria
Coordinates:47.2542°N 11.2722°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Austria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tyrol
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Innsbruck Land
Parts Style:para
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Klaus Gritsch
Elevation M:610
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:IL
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:6175
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:05232
Website:www.kematen.org

Kematen in Tirol is a municipality in the district Innsbruck-Land located about 12 km west of Innsbruck. The Melach river flows into the Inn river in Kematen. Kematen was first mentioned as "Caminata" around 600.

Population

Geography

Kematen is located in the Inn Valley, at the confluence of the Melach River (from the Sellrain Valley) into the River Inn. The municipal area lies mainly on the alluvial cone of the Melach south of the Inn. The Inn and Melach rivers form the northern and western boundaries of the municipality. Here lies the geographical (less the cultural) border between the Upper Inn Valley and the Lower Inn Valley.

History

The village name Kematen probably goes back to the Latin caminata, which means "heated chamber". The place is first mentioned in documents around 1143 as "Kemenatin" in records of the Dießen Abbey founded by the Counts of Dießen-Andechs. The Wilten Abbey also had property in Kematen.