For the musician, see Julius Rietz.
Rietz (German pronunciation: [ʁiˈə̯t͡s] ) is a municipality in the
Imst District 
, Austria, and is located 23 km east of Imst and 4 km west of
Telfs 
on the southern shore of the Inn River. It is a peculiarity that the village has no sun during winter time because of the height of the
Stubai Alps 
. The village is mentioned in documents dating from the year 1264 and has been a community since the year 1325. The main source of income is tourism.