Kössen

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Kössen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Kössen
Kössen (Austria)
Kössen
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Tyrol
District Kitzbühel
Mayor Stefan Mühlberger[1]
Basic statistics
Area 69.34 km² (26.8 sq mi)
Elevation 588 m  (1929 ft)
Population 4,209  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 61 /km² (157 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code 6345
Area code 05375
Website www.koessen.tirol.gv.at

Coordinates: 47°40′0″N 12°24′0″E / 47.66667, 12.4

Kössen is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district and is located 24 km north of Kitzbühel as well as 15.50 km north of Sankt Johann in Tirol at the Kitzbühler Ache near the border to Germany.

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[edit] Geography

Kössen is located in a broad basin between the Chiemgauer Alps in the north and the Kaiser Mountains in the south of the confluence of Großache River, the coal brook and the white brook.


[edit] Places of interest

Maria Klobenstein
Maria Klobenstein

Maria Klobenstein is a pilgrimage church in the community Kössen in Tirol on the border with Bavaria (municipality Schleching).

[edit] Neighboring towns

Aschau im Chiemgau, Kirchdorf in Tirol, Reit im Winkl, Schleching, Schwendt, Unterwössen, Waidring, Walchsee

[edit] References

  1. ^ Wissenswertes > Politik > Bürgermeister (German). Kössen Official Site. Retrieved on 2007-12-19.

[edit] External links

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Municipalities in district Kitzbühel
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