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Seefeld in Tirol

Seefeld in Tirol
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Coat of arms of Seefeld in Tirol
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Seefeld in Tirol is located in Austria
Seefeld in Tirol
Seefeld in Tirol
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°19′46″N 11°11′21″E / 47.32944°N 11.18917°E / 47.32944; 11.18917Coordinates: 47°19′46″N 11°11′21″E / 47.32944°N 11.18917°E / 47.32944; 11.18917
Country Austria
State Tyrol
District Innsbruck Land
Government
 • Mayor Werner Frießer (ÖVP)
Area
 • Total 17.4 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Elevation 1,180 m (3,870 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)
 • Total 3,398
 • Density 200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 6100
Area code 05212
Vehicle registration IL
Website www.seefeld.eu

Seefeld in Tirol is an old farming village, now a major tourist resort, in Innsbruck-Land District in the Austrian state of Tyrol with a local population of 3,312 (as at 1 Jan 2013). The village is located about 17 km (11 mi) northwest of Innsbruck on a plateau between the Wetterstein mountains and the Karwendel on an historic road from Mittenwald to Innsbruck that has been important since the Middle Ages. It was first mentioned in 1022 and since the 14th century has been a pilgrimage site, benefiting not only from the visit of numerous pilgrims but also from its stacking rights as a trading station between Augsburg and the Venice. Also since the 14th century, Tyrolean shale oil has been extracted in the area. Seefeld was a popular holiday resort even before 1900 and, since the 1930s, has been one a well known winter sports centres and amongst the most popular tourist resorts in Austria. The municipality, which has been the venue for several Winter Olympics Games, is the home village of Anton Seelos, the inventor of the parallel turn.

With more than one million overnight stays each year, it is one of the most popular Tyrolean tourist destinations especially for skiing in winter, but also for walking holidays in the summer.


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