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Thiersee

Coordinates: 47°34′00″N 12°05′00″E / 47.56667°N 12.08333°E / 47.56667; 12.08333
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This article is about the municipality. For the lake, see Thiersee Lake.
Thiersee
Thiersee
Thiersee
Coat of arms of Thiersee
Coat of arms
Location within Kufstein district
Location within Kufstein district
Thiersee is located in Austria
Thiersee
Thiersee
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°34′00″N 12°05′00″E / 47.56667°N 12.08333°E / 47.56667; 12.08333
CountryAustria
StateTyrol
DistrictKufstein
Government
 • MayorHannes Juffinger (ÖVP)
Area
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 • Total
108.6 km2 (41.9 sq mi)
Elevation
678 m (2,224 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total
2,990
 • Density28/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6335
Area code05376
Vehicle registrationKU
Websitewww.thiersee.
tirol.gv.at

Thiersee is a large municipality in the Kufstein district in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 5 km west of Kufstein, below the northern border with Bavaria, Germany.

Geography

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The municipality is embedded in a hilly landscape with many forets and streams Entities (Ortschaften) are (in brackets: inhabitants as of January 2023):

  • Almen (0)
  • Hinterthiersee (523), also a village
  • Landl (494), also a village
  • Mitterland (573)
  • Schmiedtal (201)
  • Vorderthiersee (1371), also a village

The village Thiersee was mentioned for the first time in documents in 1224[3] and belonged to Bavaria until 1504. At the beginning of the 20th century, it was a peasant community without concerning traffic engineering. A street from Kufstein to Thiersee was built during World War I.

From 1946 to 1952, the village was center of the Austrian film production. Main sources of income at present are agriculture, passion play and tourism.

References

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  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Geschichtliches".
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