Zirl, Tyrol

Zirl

Coat of arms
Zirl

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 47°16′24″N 11°14′29″E / 47.27333°N 11.24139°E / 47.27333; 11.24139Coordinates: 47°16′24″N 11°14′29″E / 47.27333°N 11.24139°E / 47.27333; 11.24139
Country Austria
State Tyrol
District Innsbruck Land
Government
  Mayor Hanspeter Schneider (SPÖ)
Area
  Total 57.24 km2 (22.10 sq mi)
Elevation 622 m (2,041 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
  Total 8,022
  Density 140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 6170
Area code 05238
Vehicle registration IL
Website www.mg.zirl.at

Zirl is a market town in the district of Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 10 km west of Innsbruck at the bottom of a pass up the side of the Zirler Berg, leading to Seefeld and ultimately to Germany. The location was mentioned in documents in 799 for the first time.[2] Zirl was damaged several times by floods and fires but nevertheless the population has increased in recent years. The status „Market town“ was received in 1984.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,557    
18801,514−2.8%
18901,579+4.3%
19001,566−0.8%
19102,854+82.2%
19231,778−37.7%
19342,397+34.8%
19392,523+5.3%
19512,753+9.1%
19613,165+15.0%
19714,327+36.7%
19814,583+5.9%
19915,037+9.9%
20016,120+21.5%
20117,641+24.9%

Sights

A remarkable sight is its parish church, richly adorned with frescoes.

References

  1. Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 1.1.2016) for Zirl.
  2. Prantl N (1960). "Heimat Zirl", Universitaetsverlag Wagner
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