Fulpmes

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Location of Fulpmes within Tyrol
Fulpmes
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Austria
State	Tyrol
District	Innsbruck Land
Mayor	Robert Denifl (ÖVP)
Basic statistics
Area	16.8 km² (6.5 sq mi)
Elevation	937 m (3074 ft)
Population	4,029 (31/12/2005)
- Density	240 /km² (621 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	IL
Postal code	6166
Area code	05225
Website	www.fulpmes.tirol.gv.at
Coordinates: 47°09′12″N 11°20′57″E / 47.15333, 11.34917

Fulpmes is a town in Tyrolese Stubaital, Austria, with a population of approximately 4000 (it is estimated that 700 of these are not of Austrian nationality)^{[citation needed]}. Fulpmes is the center of iron production in the area, and lies at the base of the Schlick 2000 complex mountain, which has its own chairlift service and operates ski hills in the winter.

[edit] Geography

The municipality of Fulpmes belongs to the Innsbruck Land district. It has an area of 16 square kilometres (6 mi²), and an altitude of 936 metres (3,070 ft). The neighboring municipalities are Neustift to the west and Telfes and Mieders to the east.

Fulpmes is the terminal station of the narrow-gauge railway Stubaitalbahn from Innsbruck.