Kitzbühel (district)
Encyclopedia
The Bezirk Kitzbühel is an administrative district (Bezirk
) in Tyrol
, Austria
. It borders Bavaria
(Germany
) in the north, the Kufstein
and Schwaz
districts in the west, and the Pinzgau
region (Salzburg
) in the east and south.
Area of the district is 1,163.28 km², population was 59,191 (May 15, 2001), and population density 51 persons per km². Administrative center of the district is Kitzbühel
.
, one of them is a town
, and three of them are market town
s.
(population numbers May 15, 2001)
Bezirk
Bezirk means "district" in German and can refer to:* The primary Subdivisions of East Germany from 1952* The districts of Austria* Some of the Districts of Switzerland...
) in Tyrol
Tyrol (state)
Tyrol is a state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol.The state is split into two parts–called North Tyrol and East Tyrol–by a -wide strip of land where the state of Salzburg borders directly on the Italian province of...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. It borders Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
(Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
) in the north, the Kufstein
Kufstein (district)
The Bezirk Kufstein is an administrative district in Tyrol, Austria. It borders Bavaria in the north, the Kitzbühel district in the southeast, and the Schwaz district in the southwest....
and Schwaz
Schwaz (district)
The Bezirk Schwaz is an administrative district in Tyrol, Austria. It borders Bavaria in the north, the districts of Kufstein, Kitzbühel and Pinzgau in the east, South Tyrol in the south, and the Innsbruck-Land district in the west.Area of the district is 1,843.20 km², with a population of...
districts in the west, and the Pinzgau
Pinzgau
The Bezirk Zell am See is an administrative district in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Pinzgau region....
region (Salzburg
Salzburg (state)
Salzburg is a state or Land of Austria with an area of 7,156 km2, located adjacent to the German border. It is also known as Salzburgerland, to distinguish it from its capital city, also named Salzburg...
) in the east and south.
Area of the district is 1,163.28 km², population was 59,191 (May 15, 2001), and population density 51 persons per km². Administrative center of the district is Kitzbühel
Kitzbühel
-Demographic evolution:-Personalities:*Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torre , entomologist and botanist*Alfons Walde , expressionist painter and architect*Peter Aufschnaiter , mountaineer and geographer...
.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into 20 municipalitiesMunicipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
, one of them is a town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
, and three of them are market town
Market town
Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...
s.
Market towns
- FieberbrunnFieberbrunnFieberbrunn is a market town in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel district. It is located at , in the Kitzbühel Alps. Fieberbrunn has a population of 4,180 , and is the most populous municipality in the Pillerseetal valley....
(4,180) - Hopfgarten im BrixentalHopfgarten im BrixentalHopfgarten im Brixental is a market town in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel district. It is located at an elevation of 622 m above sea level. With an area of 166.57 km² it is the largest municipality in the district, and among the largest in Tyrol....
(5,266) - Sankt Johann in Tirol (7,961)
Municipalities
- Aurach bei KitzbühelAurach bei KitzbühelAurach bei Kitzbühel is a municipality in Kitzbühel District in the Kitzbühel Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol.Aurauch is located 5 km south of district town of Kitzbühel on the river known as the Kitzbühler Ache and the road to Thurn Pass...
(1,203) - Brixen im ThaleBrixen im Thale- Village development :From 2009 to 2010 the village square in front of the community hall was thoroughly renovated and extended. The cobblestones were replaced and the square enlarged and raised. The fountain was moved to a new site, next to the beech tree, which had to stay where it was.Red and...
(2,574) - Going am Wilden KaiserGoing am Wilden KaiserGoing am Wilden Kaiser is a municipality in the district of Kitzbühel in the Austrian region of Sölllandl. It is located 8.5 km northwest of Kitzbühel and 5 km west of Sankt Johann in Tirol. The village has 1851 inhabitants, 5 sub-districts and was mentioned as Gouwingen for the first time in 1160....
(1,730) - HochfilzenHochfilzenHochfilzen is a small village in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel district. It is located at , in the Pillersee valley 5km west of Fieberbrunn. Population was 1,109 in 2001.It is a popular winter sports resort, especially for cross country skiing...
(1,109) - ItterItterItter is a municipality in the Kitzbühel and is located 18.60 km west of Kitzbühel, 5 km southeast of Wörgl and 2.50 km north of Hopfgarten im Brixental. The village lies on a terrace above the Brixental valley and its main source of income is tourism...
(1,060) - JochbergJochberg, TyrolJochberg is a municipality in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel district. It is located at which is 8 km south of Kitzbühel, at an elevation of 923 m above sea level. Population is 1,540 , on an area of 87.8 km²....
(1,540) - Kirchberg in TirolKirchberg in TirolKirchberg in Tirol is a municipality in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel district. It is located 6 km west of Kitzbühel at an elevation of 837 m above sea level. The population in 2001 was 4,958, on an area of 97,76 km² Kirchberg in Tirol is a municipality in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel...
(4,958) - Kirchdorf in TirolKirchdorf in TirolKirchdorf in Tirol is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district and is located 12.20 km north of Kitzbühel as well as 3 km north of Sankt Johann in Tirol at the Kitzbühler Ache. The area is the 2nd largest one in size in the district. The village has got its name from an old church which was...
(3,492) - KössenKössenKössen is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district and is located 24 km north of Kitzbühel as well as 15.50 km north of Sankt Johann in Tirol at the Kitzbühler Ache near the border to Germany.-Geography:...
(3,936) - Oberndorf in TirolOberndorf in TirolOberndorf is a municipality in Kitzbühel District, Tyrol, Austria. It is located in the Leukental valley, on the Kitzbühler Ache stream, halfway between St. Johann in Tirol and Kitzbühel, at an altitude of 687 m above sea level....
(1,944) - Reith bei KitzbühelReith bei KitzbühelReith bei Kitzbühel is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district and is located 4.50 km northwest of Kitzbühel. Main source of income is tourism. It has 1708 inhabitants.-External links:*...
(1,594) - Sankt Jakob in HausSankt Jakob in HausSankt Jakob in Haus is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district and is located 13.60 km northeast of Kitzbühel as well as 2.50 km above Fieberbrunn. It is the smallest community in the district and has only 656 inhabitants. The village was mentioned in documents for the first time in 1308...
(635) - Sankt Ulrich am PillerseeSankt Ulrich am PillerseeSankt Ulrich am Pillersee is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district, in mid-western Austria, and is located northeast of Kitzbühel as well as west of Sankt Johann in Tirol.-History:...
(1,441) - SchwendtSchwendtSchwendt is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district and is located 17 km north of Kitzbühel as well as 6 km below Kössen. The name of the village comes from the old word „schwenden“. Main sources of income are tourism and agriculture. It has 766 inhabitants....
(763) - WaidringWaidringWaidring is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district in Tyrol, Austria, located 20 km northeast of Kitzbühel and 9 km east of Kirchdorf in Tirol near the border with Salzburg. The village was mentioned for the first time as „Waitheringen“ in documents from 1147. It has about 1,850 inhabitants....
(1,777) - WestendorfWestendorf, AustriaWestendorf is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district and is located 13.70 km west of Kitzbühel as well as 12 km southeast of Wörgl in the Brixental valley. The community is a popular ski resort as well as a popular location for Summer tourism especially for excursions and walking-tours....
(3,454)
(population numbers May 15, 2001)