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Location of Westendorf within Tyrol
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| Country | Austria |
| State | Tyrol |
| District | Kitzbühel |
| Mayor | Anton Margreiter |
| Area | 95.52 km2 (37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 783 m (2569 ft) |
| Population | 3,597 (1 January 2011)[1] |
| - Density | 38 /km2 (98 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | KB |
| Postal code | 6363 |
| Area code | 05334 |
| Website | www.westendorf.tirol.gv.at |
Westendorf is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district and is located 13.70 km west of Kitzbühel as well as 12 km southeast of Wörgl in the Brixental valley. The community is a popular ski resort as well as a popular location for Summer tourism especially for excursions and walking-tours. Westendorf was mentioned for the first time in documents in 1234. It has 21 village parts and the number of inhabitants are steadily increasing (current standing: 3477).
Westendorf lies on a sunny terrace of the Brixental valley, at the foot of the Choralpe. The parish consists of a clustered village (Haufendorf) and other hamlets and farmsteads in the surrounding area, as well as an industrial estate. To the south the Windautal, a popular recreation area, branches off.
A large part of the parish is wooded or used for agricultural purposes.
Rivers: The Brixentaler Ache and the Windauer Ache flow through the parish.
Mountains: Important mountains are the Hohe Salve (1,828m), the Steinbergstein (2,215m), the Kröndlhorn (2,444m) and the Brechhorn (2,032m).