Kössen

Kössen
Kössen
Country Austria
State Tyrol
District Kitzbühel
Mayor Stefan Mühlberger[1]
Area 69.34 km2 (27 sq mi)
Elevation 588 m  (1929 ft)
Population 4,193 (1 January 2011)[2]
 - Density 60 /km2 (157 /sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code 6345
Area code 05375
Website www.koessen.tirol.gv.at

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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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 Kohlenbach and the Weißenbach.

Places of interest

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

Neighboring towns

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

References

  1. ^ "Wissenswertes > Politik > Bürgermeister" (in German). Kössen Official Site. http://www.koessen.tirol.gv.at/system/web/person.aspx?typ=bgm&menuonr=218685969. Retrieved 2007-12-19. 
  2. ^ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2011-01-01.

External links

Municipalities in the district of Kitzbühel