Flirsch Explained

Flirsch
Pushpin Map:Austria
Pushpin Mapsize:270
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Austria
Coordinates:47.1486°N 10.4086°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Austria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tyrol
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Landeck
Parts Style:para
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Roland Wechner
Elevation M:1154
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:LA
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:6572
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:05447
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.