Aurach bei Kitzbühel
Aurach bei Kitzbühel | ||
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![]() ![]() Aurach bei Kitzbühel Location within Austria | ||
Coordinates: 47°25′00″N 12°26′00″E / 47.41667°N 12.43333°ECoordinates: 47°25′00″N 12°26′00″E / 47.41667°N 12.43333°E | ||
Country | Austria | |
State | Tyrol | |
District | Kitzbühel | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Andreas Koidl | |
Area | ||
• Total | 54.2 km2 (20.9 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 846 m (2,776 ft) | |
Population (1 January 2016)[1] | ||
• Total | 1,091 | |
• Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Postal code | 6370 | |
Area code | 05356 | |
Vehicle registration | KB | |
Website | www.aurach.tirol.gv.at |
Aurach 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. The municipality is further divided into Unteraurach, Oberaurach and several scattered settlements and hamlets including Haberberg, Haselwand, Kochau, Sonnberg and Wiesenegg-Grüntal. It was mentioned for the first time in documents in 1289 s Orwiorwe. Formerly a part of Kitzbühel district, Aurach became an independent municipality in 1833. It has 1171 inhabitants (as at 1 Jan 2010).
Of historical significance is the former mine in the area of the Kelchalm.
Aurach has a wildlife park, situated at a height of 1,100 metres, which is home to typical Alpine animals such as red deer, ibex, mouflon, wild boar and lynx, as well as animals from other mountainous regions, including fallow deer, sika deer, llama and yak.
Neighbouring municipalities
Fieberbrunn, Jochberg, Kitzbühel
in the state of Salzburg: Saalbach-Hinterglemm
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1869 | 781 | — |
1880 | 771 | −1.3% |
1890 | 715 | −7.3% |
1900 | 740 | +3.5% |
1910 | 782 | +5.7% |
1923 | 822 | +5.1% |
1934 | 853 | +3.8% |
1939 | 738 | −13.5% |
1951 | 824 | +11.7% |
1961 | 828 | +0.5% |
1971 | 930 | +12.3% |
1981 | 1,024 | +10.1% |
1991 | 1,050 | +2.5% |
2001 | 1,203 | +14.6% |
2011 | 1,150 | −4.4% |
References
- ↑ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 2016-01-01), 2016-01-01.
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