Westendorf, Tyrol

Westendorf is a municipality and a village in the Kitzbühel district in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 13.7 km west of Kitzbühel and 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. Westendorf was mentioned for the first time in documents in 1234. It has 21 village parts.

Westendorf
Center of Westendorf
Center of Westendorf
Coat of arms of Westendorf
Location of Westendorf within Tyrol
Location of Westendorf within Tyrol
Westendorf is located in Austria
Westendorf
Westendorf
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°24′00″N 12°12′00″E
CountryAustria
StateTyrol
DistrictKitzbühel
Government
  MayorAnnemarie Plieseis
Area
  Total95.49 km2 (36.87 sq mi)
Elevation
783 m (2,569 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
  Total3,652
  Density38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6363
Area code05334
Vehicle registrationKB
Websitewww.westendorf.tirol.gv.at

Geography

Westendorf lies on a sunny terrace of the Brixental valley at the foot of the Choralpe. The parish consists of a clustered village (Haufendorf) and other hamlets and farmsteads in the surrounding area, as well as an industrial estate. To the south the Windautal, a popular recreation area, branches off.

A large part of the woods was cleared for agricultural purposes.

Rivers: The Brixentaler Ache and the Windauer Ache flows through the parish.

Mountains: Important mountains are the Hohe Salve (1,828m), the Steinbergstein (2,215m), the Kröndlhorn (2,444m) and the Brechhorn (2,032m).

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,324    
18801,370+3.5%
18901,300−5.1%
19001,367+5.2%
19101,605+17.4%
19231,648+2.7%
19341,802+9.3%
19391,783−1.1%
19512,034+14.1%
19612,228+9.5%
19712,681+20.3%
19812,810+4.8%
19913,157+12.3%
20013,454+9.4%
20113,597+4.1%

See also

References

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