Sillian

Sillian
Coat of arms
Sillian Location within Austria
Location within Lienz district
Coordinates: 46°45′10″N 12°25′16″E / 46.75278°N 12.42111°ECoordinates: 46°45′10″N 12°25′16″E / 46.75278°N 12.42111°E
Country	Austria
State	Tyrol
District	Lienz
Government
• Mayor	Erwin Schiffmann (ÖVP)
Area
• Total	36.26 km^2 (14.00 sq mi)
Elevation	1,103 m (3,619 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)[1]
• Total	2,045
• Density	56/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	9920
Area code	04842
Vehicle registration	LZ
Website	www.marktgemeinde-sillian.at

Sillian is a municipality in the Austrian state of Tyrol.

Geography

From Sillian, it is fairly easy to drive into Lienz, and onto Italy.

Sillian (1103 m) is the centre of the East Tyrolean “Hochpustertal”.

Sillian lies between the famous South Tyrolean Dolomites and the Lienzer Dolomites. Sillian is the largest place between Lienz and Brunico.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,417	—
1880	1,258	−11.2%
1890	1,202	−4.5%
1900	1,224	+1.8%
1910	1,240	+1.3%
1923	1,249	+0.7%
1934	1,396	+11.8%
1939	1,425	+2.1%
1951	1,671	+17.3%
1961	1,948	+16.6%
1971	1,988	+2.1%
1981	2,004	+0.8%
1991	1,997	−0.3%
2001	2,082	+4.3%
2011	2,073	−0.4%

Personalities

Richard Strauss stayed at the Schwarzer Adler (Black Eagle) hotel, and is purported to have played the hotel piano, and even to have composed there.

Sights

The ancient square is interesting as it features a pillary, which was mostly used to punish adulterous women.

Climate

The weather in Sillian is extremely changeable due to its location, and it can quickly change from warm and balmy to sub-zero.

Tourism

There are 1200 guest beds of all categories available, as for example the Bergland in the center of Sillian.

References

1. Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2014-01-01.

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