Kufstein District

Bezirk Kufstein
—  District  —
Country Austria
State Tyrol
Number of municipalities 30
Area
 • Total 969.90 km2 (374.5 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 93,702
 • Density 96.6/km2 (250.2/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
NUTS code

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.

Historical populations
Year Pop. ±%
1869 27,032
1880 29,371 +8.7%
1890 31,296 +6.6%
1900 34,375 +9.8%
1910 39,598 +15.2%
1923 41,334 +4.4%
1934 44,834 +8.5%
1939 46,160 +3.0%
1951 56,093 +21.5%
1961 60,022 +7.0%
1971 70,875 +18.1%
1981 76,966 +8.6%
1991 84,627 +10.0%
2001 93,702 +10.7%
Source: Statistik Austria

Contents

Administrative divisions

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

Towns

  1. Kufstein
  2. Rattenberg
  3. Wörgl

Market towns

  1. Brixlegg
  2. Kundl

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