Silz, Tyrol

Municipality in Tyrol, Austria

Silz

Municipality

Silz from above

Coat of arms

Silz

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 47°15′55″N 10°55′50″E﻿ / ﻿47.26528°N 10.93056°E﻿ / 47.26528; 10.93056
Country| Austria
State| Tyrol
District| Imst
Government

• Mayor| Hermann Föger
Area

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• Total

| 65.67 km2 (25.36 sq mi)
Elevation

| 654 m (2,146 ft)
Population

(2018-01-01)[2]

• Total

| 2,560
• Density| 39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

6424

Area code| 05263
Vehicle registration| IM
Website| www.silz.tirol.gv.at

Silz (Austrian German pronunciation: [sɪlts]) is a municipality in Austria in the Imst district. It is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of Imst and 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of Telfs. The ski resort Kühtai administratively belongs to the village area. Besides winter tourism, summer tourism, especially rafting on the Inn River, is also an important source of income for Silz.

## Population

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1869| 1,237| —
1880| 1,271| +2.7%
1890| 1,169| −8.0%
1900| 1,206| +3.2%
1910| 1,240| +2.8%
1923| 1,212| −2.3%
1934| 1,409| +16.3%
1939| 1,341| −4.8%
1951| 1,520| +13.3%
1961| 1,782| +17.2%
1971| 2,036| +14.3%
1981| 2,080| +2.2%
1991| 2,245| +7.9%
2001| 2,373| +5.7%
2011| 2,582| +8.8%

## Notable people

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* Helmuth Orthner (1941–2009), American scientist

## References

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1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

## External links

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* Official web presence of the municipality of Silz (in German)

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Municipalities in the district of Imst

* Arzl im Pitztal
* Haiming
* Imst
* Imsterberg
* Jerzens
* Karres
* Karrösten
* Längenfeld
* Mieming
* Mils bei Imst
* Mötz
* Nassereith
* Obsteig
* Oetz
* Rietz
* Roppen
* Sankt Leonhard im Pitztal
* Sautens
* Silz
* Sölden
* Stams
* Tarrenz
* Umhausen
* Wenns

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* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* Czech Republic

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