Vils, Tyrol Explained

Vils
Pushpin Map:Austria
Pushpin Mapsize:270
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Austria
Coordinates:47.5494°N 10.63°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Austria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tyrol
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Reutte
Parts Style:para
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Reinhard Walk
Elevation M:826
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:RE
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:6682
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+43 5677
Website:www.vils.at

Vils is a town in the district of Reutte in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It has a long, rich history of ten or more generations of excellent luthiers. Most prominent among those of the Rief (or Ruef) family is Dominicus Rief. Examples of his work are in the museum there.

Geography

Vils lies on the German border with Bavaria. Shortly after passing through the town, the Vils River flows into the Lech.