Hochfilzen

Hochfilzen

Coat of arms
Hochfilzen

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 47°28′10″N 12°37′21″E / 47.46944°N 12.62250°E / 47.46944; 12.62250Coordinates: 47°28′10″N 12°37′21″E / 47.46944°N 12.62250°E / 47.46944; 12.62250
Country Austria
State Tyrol
District Kitzbühel
Government
  Mayor Sebastian Eder
Area
  Total 32.7 km2 (12.6 sq mi)
Elevation 959 m (3,146 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
  Total 1,147
  Density 35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 6395
Area code 05359
Vehicle registration KB
Website Gemeinde Hochfilzen

Hochfilzen is a town in the Austrian state of Tyrol in the Kitzbühel district. It is located at 47°28′N 12°38′E / 47.467°N 12.633°E / 47.467; 12.633, in the Pillersee valley 5 km east of Fieberbrunn. Population was 1,109 in 2001.

It is a popular winter sports resort, especially for cross country skiing. In 2005 (4–13 March) it hosted the Biathlon World Championships, as it also did in 1978 and 1998, and is a regular venue in the annual IBU World Cup series.

Hochfilzen, road panorama with smoking chimney

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869285    
1880332+16.5%
1890341+2.7%
1900376+10.3%
1910453+20.5%
1923465+2.6%
1934499+7.3%
1939526+5.4%
1951645+22.6%
1961956+48.2%
19711,098+14.9%
19811,059−3.6%
19911,111+4.9%
20011,109−0.2%
20111,123+1.3%

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