Silz, Tyrol

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Silz

Coat of arms
Silz
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°15′55″N 10°55′50″E / 47.26528°N 10.93056°E / 47.26528; 10.93056Coordinates: 47°15′55″N 10°55′50″E / 47.26528°N 10.93056°E / 47.26528; 10.93056
Country Austria
State Tyrol
District Imst
Government
  Mayor Hermann Föger
Area
  Total 65.67 km2 (25.36 sq mi)
Elevation 654 m (2,146 ft)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
  Total 2,555
  Density 39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 6424
Area code 05263
Vehicle registration IM
Website www.silz.tirol.gv.at

Silz is a municipality in the Imst district and is located 15 km east of Imst and 11 km west of Telfs. The ski resort Kühtai administratively belongs to the village area. Besides winter tourism also summer tourism, especially rafting on the Inn River, is an important source of income for Silz.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1869 1,237    
1880 1,271+2.7%
1890 1,169−8.0%
1900 1,206+3.2%
1910 1,240+2.8%
1923 1,212−2.3%
1934 1,409+16.3%
1939 1,341−4.8%
1951 1,520+13.3%
1961 1,782+17.2%
1971 2,036+14.3%
1981 2,080+2.2%
1991 2,245+7.9%
2001 2,373+5.7%
2011 2,582+8.8%


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