Kufstein District Explained

Native Name:Bezirk Kufstein
Native Name Lang:de
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Austria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tyrol
Subdivision Type2:Number of municipalities
Subdivision Name2:30
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:969.81
Population Total:101,321
Population As Of:2012
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Code Type:Telephone prefix
Blank Name Sec1:NUTS code

The Bezirk Kufstein is an administrative district (bezirk) in Tyrol, Austria. It borders Bavaria (Germany) in the north, the Kitzbühel district in the southeast, and the Schwaz district in the southwest.

The district has a geographical area of 969.81 km2, and a population of 101,321 (2012) giving a population density of 104 people per km2. The administrative center is Kufstein.

The district comprises the lower part of the Tyrolean Inn valley as far as the Bavarian border, the Alpbach valley, the Brandenberg valley, Wildschönau, and Thiersee. Mountain ranges within the district include the Brandenberg Alps, Kitzbühel Alps, and the Kaisergebirge. The largest lakes are the Reintal lakes, Thiersee, Hechtsee, Hintersteiner See and Walchsee.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into 30 municipalities, three of them are towns, and two of them are market towns.

Towns

  1. Kufstein (17,550)
  2. Rattenberg (405)
  3. Wörgl (12,723)

Market towns

  1. Brixlegg (2,809)
  2. Kundl (3,967)

Municipalities

  1. Alpbach (2,600)
  2. Angath (946)
  3. Angerberg (1,768)
  4. Bad Häring (2,568)
  5. Brandenberg (1,547)
  6. Breitenbach am Inn (3,321)
  7. Ebbs (5,239)
  8. Ellmau (2,659)
  9. Erl (1,452)
  10. Kirchbichl (5,363)
  11. Kramsach (4,609)
  12. Langkampfen (3,707)
  13. Mariastein (323)
  14. Münster (3,044)
  15. Niederndorf (2,631)
  16. Niederndorferberg (673)
  17. Radfeld (2,292)
  18. Reith im Alpbachtal (2,673)
  19. Rettenschöss (469)
  20. Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser (1,323)
  21. Schwoich (2,314)
  22. Söll (3,556)
  23. Thiersee (2,855)
  24. Walchsee (1,789)
  25. Wildschönau (4,146)

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