Schönwies Explained

Schönwies
Pushpin Map:Austria
Pushpin Mapsize:270
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Austria
Coordinates:47.1972°N 10.6561°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Austria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tyrol
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Landeck
Parts Style:para
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Reinhard Raggl
Elevation M:737
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:LA
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:6491
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:05418
Website:www.schoenwies.
tirol.gv.at

Schönwies is a municipality in the district of Landeck in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 8 km northeast of the city of Landeck and 7 km west of the city of Imst. The main source of income is the mining of limestone ballast stone.

The highest point in the municipality is the Große Schlenkerspitze (2,827 m) which is also the highest mountain in the eastern Lechtal Alps.