Zirl

Place in Tyrol, Austria

Coat of arms

47°16′24″N 11°14′29″E / 47.27333°N 11.24139°E / 47.27333; 11.24139CountryAustriaStateTyrolDistrictInnsbruck LandGovernment

• MayorHanspeter Schneider (SPÖ)Area

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• Total57.24 km² (22.10 sq mi)Elevation

622 m (2,041 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total8,162 • Density140/km² (370/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

6170

Area code05238Vehicle registrationILWebsitewww.mg.zirl.at

Zirl is a market town in the district of Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 10 km west of Innsbruck at the bottom of a pass up the side of the Zirler Berg, leading to Seefeld and ultimately to Germany. The location was mentioned as "Cyreolu" and "Cyreola" in documents in 799 for the first time.^[3]^[4] Zirl was damaged several times by floods and fires but nevertheless the population has increased in recent years. The status "Market town" was received in 1984.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,557	—
1880	1,514	−2.8%
1890	1,579	+4.3%
1900	1,566	−0.8%
1910	2,854	+82.2%
1923	1,778	−37.7%
1934	2,397	+34.8%
1939	2,523	+5.3%
1951	2,753	+9.1%
1961	3,165	+15.0%
1971	4,327	+36.7%
1981	4,583	+5.9%
1991	5,037	+9.9%
2001	6,120	+21.5%
2011	7,641	+24.9%

Sights

A remarkable sight is its parish church, richly adorned with frescoes.

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.
^ Prantl N. (1960). "Heimat Zirl", Universitaetsverlag Wagner
^ Martin Bitschnau; Hannes Obermair (2009). Tiroler Urkundenbuch, II. Abteilung: Die Urkunden zur Geschichte des Inn-, Eisack- und Pustertals. Vol. 1: Bis zum Jahr 1140. Innsbruck: Universitätsverlag Wagner. pp. 46–7, no. 68. ISBN 978-3-7030-0469-8.