Imst

Geschichte

Imst is a town in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. It lies on the River Inn in western Tyrol, some 50km west of Innsbruck and at an altitude of 828m above sea level. With a current population (2013) of 9,552, Imst is the administrative centre of Imst District.HistoryLicensed since 1282 to hold a regular market. Until 1918, the town (named earlier also JMST) was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), head of the district of the same name, one of the 21 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in the Tyrol province.Imst received full town rights in 1898.Luge trackIn 1958, the first artificially refrigerated track was completed at Imst. The track was 1000.9 meters long with 17 turns and a vertical drop of 124.8 meters, giving the track an average grade of 12.48%. No turn names were given for the track.It hosted the FIL World Luge Championships in 1963 and 1978 and it hosted the FIL European Luge Championships in 1956, 1971, and 1974.