Silz, Tyrol

Place in Tyrol, Austria

Coat of arms

47°15′55″N 10°55′50″E / 47.26528°N 10.93056°E / 47.26528; 10.93056CountryAustriaStateTyrolDistrictImstGovernment

• MayorHermann FögerArea

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• Total65.67 km² (25.36 sq mi)Elevation

654 m (2,146 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total2,560 • Density39/km² (100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

6424

Area code05263Vehicle registrationIMWebsitewww.silz.tirol.gv.at

Silz is a municipality in the Imst district and is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of Imst and 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of Telfs. The ski resort Kühtai administratively belongs to the village area. Besides winter tourism also summer tourism, especially rafting on the Inn River, is an important source of income for Silz.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,237	—
1880	1,271	+2.7%
1890	1,169	−8.0%
1900	1,206	+3.2%
1910	1,240	+2.8%
1923	1,212	−2.3%
1934	1,409	+16.3%
1939	1,341	−4.8%
1951	1,520	+13.3%
1961	1,782	+17.2%
1971	2,036	+14.3%
1981	2,080	+2.2%
1991	2,245	+7.9%
2001	2,373	+5.7%
2011	2,582	+8.8%

Notable people

Helmuth Orthner (1941–2009), American scientist

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.