Roppen

Roppen

Coat of arms
Roppen

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 47°13′00″N 10°49′12″E / 47.21667°N 10.82000°ECoordinates: 47°13′00″N 10°49′12″E / 47.21667°N 10.82000°E
Country Austria
State Tyrol
District Imst
Government
 • Mayor Ingobert Mayr (SPÖ)
Area
 • Total 30.86 km2 (11.92 sq mi)
Elevation 724 m (2,375 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)[1]
 • Total 1,702
 • Density 55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 6426
Area code 05417
Vehicle registration IM
Website www.roppen.tirol.gv.at

Roppen is a municipality in the Imst district and is located 5 km southeast of Imst between the mouths of the Pitze River and the Ötztaler Ache. The village was mentioned in documents in 1260 for the first time as "Roupen" but settlement already began 3000 years ago.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869656—    
1880630−4.0%
1890592−6.0%
1900612+3.4%
1910647+5.7%
1923653+0.9%
1934728+11.5%
1939825+13.3%
1951883+7.0%
1961930+5.3%
19711,118+20.2%
19811,199+7.2%
19911,390+15.9%
20011,605+15.5%
20111,644+2.4%

References

  1. ↑ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2014-01-01.

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