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.
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.