Westendorf, Tyrol

Westendorf

Coat of arms
Westendorf

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 47°24′00″N 12°12′00″E / 47.40000°N 12.20000°E / 47.40000; 12.20000Coordinates: 47°24′00″N 12°12′00″E / 47.40000°N 12.20000°E / 47.40000; 12.20000
Country Austria
State Tyrol
District Kitzbühel
Government
  Mayor Anton Margreiter
Area
  Total 95.52 km2 (36.88 sq mi)
Elevation 783 m (2,569 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)[1]
  Total 3,652
  Density 38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 6363
Area code 05334
Vehicle registration KB
Website www.westendorf.tirol.gv.at

Westendorf is a municipality 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.

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 parish is wooded or used for agricultural purposes.

Rivers: The Brixentaler Ache and the Windauer Ache flow 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%

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