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Silz
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Silz from above
Coat of arms of Silz
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Silz is located in Austria
Silz
Silz
Location in Austria
Country Austria
State Tyrol
District Imst
Area
 • Total 65.67 km2 (25.36 sq mi)
Elevation
654 m (2,146 ft)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6424
Area code 05263
Vehicle registration IM
Website www.silz.tirol.gv.at

Silz is a municipality in Austria in the Imst district. It 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, summer tourism, especially rafting on the Inn River, is also 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

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Silz (Austria) para niños

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