Flirsch

Flirsch

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Flirsch

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 47°08′55″N 10°24′31″E / 47.14861°N 10.40861°ECoordinates: 47°08′55″N 10°24′31″E / 47.14861°N 10.40861°E
Country Austria
State Tyrol
District Landeck
Government
  Mayor Roland Wechner
Area
  Total 31.05 km2 (11.99 sq mi)
Elevation 1,154 m (3,786 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)[1]
  Total 924
  Density 30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 6572
Area code 05447
Vehicle registration LA
Website www.flirsch.tirol.gv.at

Flirsch is a municipality in the Landeck district in Austrian state of Tyrol. It is located 11 km west of Landeck and 10 km east of Sankt Anton am Arlberg.

Although the area was previously settled, the village was mentioned for the first time in documents in 1275. The origin of the name lies in Rhaeto-Romance languages. Flirsch became an autonomous community in 1813.

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