Kufstein (district)

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Bezirk Kufstein
State Tyrol
Population 93,702 (2001)
Area 969.90 km²
Number of
municipalities
30
NUTS code
Time Zone
• Summer DST
CET: UTC+1
CEST: UTC+2
Telephone prefix +43-
Car registration plate KU
Bezirk Kufstein location map

The Bezirk Kufstein is an administrative district (bezirk) in Tyrol, Austria. It borders Bavaria (Germany) in the north, the Kitzbühel district in the southeast, and the Schwaz district in the southwest.

The district has a geographical area of 969.90 km², and a population of 93,702 (2001) giving a population density of 97 people per km². The administrative center is Kufstein.

The district comprises the lower part of the Tyrolean Inn valley as far as the Bavarian border, the Alpbach valley, the Brandenberg valley, Wildschönau, and Thiersee. Mountain ranges within the district include the Brandenberg Alps, Kitzbühel Alps, and the Kaisergebirge. The largest lakes are the Reintal lakes, Thiersee, Hechtsee, Hintersteiner See and Walchsee.

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[edit] Administrative divisions

The district is divided into 30 municipalities, three of them are towns, and two of them are market towns.

[edit] Towns

  1. Kufstein
  2. Rattenberg
  3. Wörgl

[edit] Market towns

  1. Brixlegg
  2. Kundl

[edit] Municipalities

  1. Alpbach
  2. Angath
  3. Angerberg
  4. Bad Häring
  5. Brandenberg
  6. Breitenbach am Inn
  7. Ebbs
  8. Ellmau
  9. Erl
  10. Kirchbichl
  11. Kramsach
  12. Langkampfen
  13. Mariastein
  14. Münster
  15. Niederndorf
  16. Niederndorferberg
  17. Radfeld
  18. Reith im Alpbachtal
  19. Rettenschöss
  20. Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser
  21. Schwoich
  22. Söll
  23. Thiersee
  24. Walchsee
  25. Wildschönau


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