Flirsch

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Flirsch
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Flirsch
Flirsch (Austria)
Flirsch
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Tyrol
District Landeck
Mayor Roland Wechner
Basic statistics
Area 31.05 km² (12 sq mi)
Elevation 1,154 m  (3786 ft)
Population 967  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 31 /km² (81 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate LA
Postal code 6572
Area code 05447
Website www.flirsch.tirol.gv.at

Coordinates: 47°08′55″N 10°24′31″E / 47.14861, 10.40861

Flirsch is a municipality in the Landeck district and is located 11 km west of Landeck as well as 10 km east of Sankt Anton am Arlberg. Settlement of the area already began early but the village was mentioned for the first time in documents in 1275. The origin of the name lies in Rhaeto-Romance languages. Flirsch became an own community in 1813. Main source of income is prostitution. Flirsch has 12 inhabitants.