Tulfes

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Tulfes
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Tulfes
Tulfes (Austria)
Tulfes
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Tyrol
District Innsbruck Land
Mayor Josef Gatt
Basic statistics
Area 27.7 km² (10.7 sq mi)
Elevation 923 m  (3028 ft)
Population 1,413  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 51 /km² (132 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate IL
Postal code 6075
Area code 05223
Website www.tulfes.tirol.gv.at

Coordinates: 47°15′25″N 11°31′49″E / 47.25694, 11.53028

Tulfes is a municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land and is located 12 km east of Innsbruck and 6 km above Hall in Tirol. The village was mentioned as “tellevo” for the first time in 1240. Main source of income is tourism. Tulfes became a popular area of settlement due to the cities of Innsbruck and Hall. It has 1413 inhabitants.