Völs, Tyrol

Municipality in Tyrol, Austria

Völs

Municipality

Coat of arms

Völs

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 47°15′00″N 11°20′00″E﻿ / ﻿47.25000°N 11.33333°E﻿ / 47.25000; 11.33333
Country| Austria
State| Tyrol
District| Innsbruck Land
Government

• Mayor| Peter Lobenwein (SPÖ)
Area

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• Total

| 5.62 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Elevation

| 574 m (1,883 ft)
Population

(2018-01-01)[2]

• Total

| 6,738
• Density| 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

6176

Area code| 0 512
Vehicle registration| IL
Website| www.voels.at

Völs is a market town in the district of Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol, located at the western border of Innsbruck. It was mentioned for the first time in documents in 1188.

It serves as a shopping center and storage area for the city of Innsbruck.

## Population

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1869| 449| —
1880| 417| −7.1%
1890| 406| −2.6%
1900| 378| −6.9%
1910| 782| +106.9%
1923| 728| −6.9%
1934| 866| +19.0%
1939| 908| +4.8%
1951| 1,027| +13.1%
1961| 1,827| +77.9%
1971| 2,743| +50.1%
1981| 5,931| +116.2%
1991| 7,079| +19.4%
2001| 6,610| −6.6%
2011| 6,537| −1.1%
2018| 6,738| +3.1%
2021| 6,963| +3.3%

Church (Alte Pfarrkirche heilige Jodok und Lucia) with churchyard and cemetery

## 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.

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