Götzis

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Götzis
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Austria
State	Vorarlberg
District	Feldkirch
Mayor	Werner Huber (ÖVP)
Basic statistics
Area	14.64 km² (5.7 sq mi)
Elevation	448 m  (1470 ft)
Population	10,882  (16/01/2007)
- Density	743 /km² (1,925 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	FK
Postal code	6840
Area code	05523
Website	www.goetzis.at Coordinates: 47°19′59″N 09°38′00″E / 47.33306, 9.633333

Götzis is a town in the western Austrian province of Vorarlberg, district Feldkirch.

The town is well-known for it's annual hypo-combined events meeting, where some of the world's leading decathletes and heptathletes gather in the Mösle stadium. Past winners at Götzis include decathlon world record holder, Olympic and world champion Roman Šebrle, world champion Bryan Clay and Olympic champion Carolina Klüft.

Population: ca. 10,500;
Households: ca. 4,243;
Buildings: ca. 2,600;
Area: 14,64 km²;
Altitude: Ranges from 410 to 1,645 meters above sea level (Adria)

[edit] External links

• Town of Götzis

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