Schwendt

Schwendt

Coat of arms
Schwendt

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 47°38′00″N 12°24′00″E / 47.63333°N 12.40000°ECoordinates: 47°38′00″N 12°24′00″E / 47.63333°N 12.40000°E
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 2014)[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
YearPop.±%
1869394    
1880398+1.0%
1890413+3.8%
1900388−6.1%
1910352−9.3%
1923368+4.5%
1934364−1.1%
1939346−4.9%
1951421+21.7%
1961479+13.8%
1971568+18.6%
1981591+4.0%
1991673+13.9%
2001763+13.4%
2011796+4.3%

References

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