Itter Explained

Itter
Pushpin Map:Austria
Pushpin Mapsize:270
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Austria
Coordinates:47.4706°N 12.1439°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Austria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tyrol
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kitzbühel
Parts Style:para
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Johann Gratt
Elevation M:703
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:KB
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:6305
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:05335
Website:http://www.itter.tirol.gv.at

Itter pronounced as /de/ is a municipality in the Kitzbühel District in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 18.60 km west of Kitzbühel, 5 km southeast of Wörgl, and 2.5 km north of Hopfgarten im Brixental. The village lies on a terrace above the Brixental valley and its main source of income is tourism.

History

Itter is first mentioned in a deed dating back to 902 as „Uitaradorf“, when the hamlet was owned by the bishopric of Regensburg.[1]

Sights

The small castle of the village, Itter Castle, was a prison for French high personalities during World War II.Two days before the war ended, a battle was fought there against the Waffen-SS, the only occasion when American and German forces fought on the same side during the war.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Martin Bitschnau . Hannes Obermair . Tiroler Urkundenbuch, II. Abteilung: Die Urkunden zur Geschichte des Inn-, Eisack- und Pustertals . 1 . Universitätsverlag Wagner . Innsbruck . 2009 . 978-3-7030-0469-8 . 86–7 no. 117.