Sellrain

Place in Tyrol, Austria

Coat of arms

47°12′48″N 11°12′50″E / 47.21333°N 11.21389°E / 47.21333; 11.21389CountryAustriaStateTyrolDistrictInnsbruck LandGovernment

• MayorBenedikt SingerArea

^[1]

• Total62 km² (24 sq mi)Elevation

909 m (2,982 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total1,333 • Density22/km² (56/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

6181

Area code05230Vehicle registrationILWebsitewww.sellrain.tirol.gv.at

Sellrain is a municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 14.40 km southwest of Innsbruck in the Sellrain Valley. The River Melach and its tributary the Fotscherbach flow through it. Most inhabitants are farmers and also have another job in the neighboring Innsbruck. There are two Catholic churches in the village St. Quirin and St. Anna. They are both over 300 years old.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	779	—
1880	712	−8.6%
1890	716	+0.6%
1900	719	+0.4%
1910	744	+3.5%
1923	728	−2.2%
1934	875	+20.2%
1939	879	+0.5%
1951	947	+7.7%
1961	1,069	+12.9%
1971	1,157	+8.2%
1981	1,189	+2.8%
1991	1,268	+6.6%
2001	1,362	+7.4%
2011	1,338	−1.8%

History

The first settlement developed around the ferruginous healing spring Rothenbrunn, which was used by Innsbruck nobles and citizens since the Middle Ages. The place name is first mentioned in a document dated 1271 as Selrain. The origin of the name is disputed. It may be based on the ancient field name *selia ('Sennhütte'). In any case, the name is pre-Roman. ^[3]

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.
^ Anreiter, Peter; Chapman, Christian; Rampl, Gerhard (2009). Die Gemeindenamen Tirols Herkunft und Bedeutung. Innsbruck: Wagner. ISBN 978-3-7030-0449-0. OCLC 455592524.