Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee

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St. Ulrich am Pillersee
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Austria
State	Tyrol
District	Kitzbühel
Mayor	Kaspar Mettler
Basic statistics
Area	52.0 km² (20.1 sq mi)
Elevation	847 m  (2779 ft)
Population	1,513  (31/12/2005)
- Density	29 /km² (75 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	KB
Postal code	6393
Area code	05354
Website	www.st.ulrich.tirol.gv.at Coordinates: 47°31′00″N 12°34′00″E / 47.516667, 12.566667

Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district and is located 16.40 km northeast of Kitzbühel as well as 11 km west of Sankt Johann in Tirol.

[edit] History

The name St. Ulrich am Pillersee comes from the patron saint of the church. "Pillersee" is derived from Old German pujen, pillen = brüllen ("roar") and the German word See ("lake"). As Peter Dör-fler, the vicar of St. Ulrich, wrote in 1834: Der See läßt im Winter bei großer Kält' unter dem Eis ein gewaltiges Pillen hören.. ("When it is very cold in winter, the lake makes great roaring noises below the ice."). The golden cross of St. Ulrich on the locality's coat of arms refers to Ulrich, bishop of Augsburg, honoured as a fighter against the "heathen hordes". He died in 973.

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