Thiersee Explained

Thiersee
Pushpin Map:Austria
Pushpin Mapsize:270
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Austria
Mapsize:260x260px
Coordinates:47.5667°N 12.0833°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Austria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tyrol
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kufstein
Parts Style:para
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Hannes Juffinger
Elevation M:678
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:KU
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:6335
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:05376
Website:www.thiersee.
tirol.gv.at

Thiersee is a large municipality in the Kufstein district in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 5 km west of Kufstein, below the northern border with Bavaria, Germany.

Geography

The municipality is embedded in a hilly landscape with many forets and streamsEntities (Ortschaften) are (in brackets: inhabitants as of January 2023):

The village Thiersee was mentioned for the first time in documents in 1224[1] and belonged to Bavaria until 1504. At the beginning of the 20th century, it was a peasant community without concerning traffic engineering. A street from Kufstein to Thiersee was built during World War I.

From 1946 to 1952, the village was center of the Austrian film production. Main sources of income at present are agriculture, passion play and tourism.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geschichtliches .