Schwendt

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Schwendt

Coat of arms
Schwendt
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°38′00″N 12°24′00″E / 47.63333°N 12.40000°E / 47.63333; 12.40000Coordinates: 47°38′00″N 12°24′00″E / 47.63333°N 12.40000°E / 47.63333; 12.40000
Country Austria
State Tyrol
District Kitzbühel
Government
  Mayor Sebastian Haunholter
Area
  Total 30.8 km2 (11.9 sq mi)
Elevation 702 m (2,303 ft)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
  Total 790
  Density 26/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 6345
Area code 05375
Vehicle registration KB
Website www.riskommunal.net/
schwendt

Schwendt is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 17 km north of Kitzbühel as well as 6 km below Kössen. The name of the village comes from the old word „schwenden“. Main sources of income are tourism and agriculture.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1869 394    
1880 398+1.0%
1890 413+3.8%
1900 388−6.1%
1910 352−9.3%
1923 368+4.5%
1934 364−1.1%
1939 346−4.9%
1951 421+21.7%
1961 479+13.8%
1971 568+18.6%
1981 591+4.0%
1991 673+13.9%
2001 763+13.4%
2011 796+4.3%

References

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