Jochberg, Tyrol

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Jochberg
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Jochberg
Jochberg, Tyrol (Austria)
Jochberg, Tyrol
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Tyrol
District Kitzbühel
Mayor Heinz Leitner (SPÖ)
Basic statistics
Area 87.8 km² (33.9 sq mi)
Elevation 923 m  (3028 ft)
Population 1,540  (01/01/2006)
 - Density 18 /km² (45 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate KB
Postal code 6373
Area code 05355
Website www.jochberg.tirol.gv.at

Coordinates: 47°18′00″N 12°25′00″E / 47.3, 12.416667

Jochberg is a municipality in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel district. It is located at 47°23′N, 12°25′E which is 8 km south of Kitzbühel, at an elevation of 923 m above sea level. Population is 1,540 (2001), on an area of 87.8 km².

There used to be copper mining in Jochberg, until it was ceased in 1625 for lack of profitability. Nowadays Jochberg is part of the Kitzbühel ski resort, connecting the Kitzbühel skiing area to the slopes west of the Pass Thurn.

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