Itter

Place in Tyrol, Austria

Coat of arms

47°28′14″N 12°08′38″E / 47.47056°N 12.14389°E / 47.47056; 12.14389CountryAustriaStateTyrolDistrictKitzbühelGovernment

• MayorJohann GrattArea

^[1]

• Total10.44 km² (4.03 sq mi)Elevation

703 m (2,306 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total1,150 • Density110/km² (290/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

6305

Area code05335Vehicle registrationKBWebsitehttp://www.itter.tirol.gv.at

Itter [ˈɪtɐ] 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.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	499	—
1880	479	−4.0%
1890	424	−11.5%
1900	434	+2.4%
1910	447	+3.0%
1923	444	−0.7%
1934	480	+8.1%
1939	489	+1.9%
1951	587	+20.0%
1961	646	+10.1%
1971	792	+22.6%
1981	910	+14.9%
1991	980	+7.7%
2001	1,060	+8.2%
2011	1,180	+11.3%

History

Itter is first mentioned in a deed dating back to 902 as „Uitaradorf“, when the hamlet was owned by the bishopric of Regensburg.^[3]

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.

References

^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ Martin Bitschnau; Hannes Obermair (2009). Tiroler Urkundenbuch, II. Abteilung: Die Urkunden zur Geschichte des Inn-, Eisack- und Pustertals. Vol. 1. Innsbruck: Universitätsverlag Wagner. pp. 86–7 no. 117. ISBN 978-3-7030-0469-8.