Ampass is situated south-east of Innsbruck, along the historic Salzstraße (salt road) from Hall to Matrei am Brenner. Prehistoric excavations, dating from 1800 years B.C., prove that the area around Ampass has been settled for a long period. In 1140, the village - then named "Ambans" - was first mentioned in a document. Since the end of World War II, Ampass has developed from a farming community into one of Innsbruck's several commuter suburbs. Along the road to Hall, near Sonnenbühel, you can find the most important historical wayside shrine from the late-Gothic period in North Tyrol, called 'Viertlsäule'.