Telfes is a village in the district Innsbruck Land 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 is situated in the Stubaital

Stubaital

The Stubaital is an alpine valley in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is the central valley of the Stubai Alps. The Ruetz river flows through the valley....

 11 km south of Innsbruck

Innsbruck

- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...

, and has 1473 inhabitants.

The municipality consists of the districts Telfes, Gagers, Kapfers, Plöven and Luimes. The area is about 27.83 km², and it is situated 987 m above sea level.

The coat of arms shows a lynx

Lynx

A lynx is any of the four Lynx genus species of medium-sized wildcats. The name "lynx" originated in Middle English via Latin from Greek word "λύγξ", derived from the Indo-European root "*leuk-", meaning "light, brightness", in reference to the luminescence of its reflective eyes...

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Neighbor villages

Axams

Axams

Axams is a community located on the western part of the highlands near Innsbruck. The community is one larger village in mentioned area.The name "Axams" has a Celtic origin and means something like „Place in the height“. The emblem has a golden top on blue ground. In the previous century flax was...

, Birgitz

Birgitz

Birgitz is a community in the district of Innsbruck in Tyrol and lies on a terrace of the highlands 10 km south west of the capital. The nearest neighbouring village is Axams in the west and Götzens in the east....

, Fulpmes

Fulpmes

Fulpmes is a village in Tyrolese Stubaital, Austria, with a population of approximately 4000...

, Götzens

Götzens

Götzens is a community in the district of Innsbruck-Land in Tyrol and lies on a terrace of the highlands above the capital. The nearest neighbouring villages are Axams and Birgitz in the west. The village was founded in 1869.-External links:*...

, Grinzens

Grinzens

Grinzens is a municipality with 1307 inhabitants in the Austrian state of Tyrol in the district of Innsbruck-Land. It lies southwest of the city of Innsbruck on 945 m elevation.-External links:*...

, Mieders

Mieders

Mieders is a municipality in the southern part of the district Innsbruck-Land, in Austria. It is located on the right side of the Stubaital 10.60 km south of Innsbruck. Mieders presently has 1728 inhabitants....

, Mutters

Mutters

Mutters is a municipality in the Innsbruck-Land district and is located south of Innsbruck. The village was first mentioned in 1100 but settlement already began app. 3000 years ago. Mutters received connection with Innsbruck thanks to the Stubaitalbahn in 1904. It has 2000 inhabitants and six...

, Neustift im Stubaital

Neustift im Stubaital

Neustift im Stubaital is a municipality in the district Innsbruck-Land. It has an area of and is the 3rd largest municipality of Tyrol in area. Its population is 4,522. It is a major tourist centre, with more than 1 million overnight stays per year.-Geography:Neustift is located 25 kilometres ...

, Schönberg im Stubaital

Schönberg im Stubaital

Schönberg im Stubaital is a municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land and is located 9 km south of Innsbruck at the entrance of the Stubaital. The village was mentioned as “Schönenberge” for the first time in 1180. It has 1002 inhabitants....

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Famous people: Andreas Kofler

Andreas Kofler

Andreas "Kofi" Kofler is an Austrian ski jumper, and member of the Austrian National team .The first Ski jumping World Cup competition he won was in Willingen, Germany on 4 February 2006. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy he won gold in the team competition, together with Andreas...

, Austrian ski jumper

External links

• Telfes’s Page (German)