Vehicle registration KB Area 52 km² Local time Tuesday 7:31 PM Area code 05354 | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Elevation 847 m Population 1,577 (1 Apr 2009) Postal code 6393 | |
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Website www.st.ulrich.tirol.gv.at Weather 7°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 83% Humidity | ||
Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district, in midwestern Austria, and is located 16.4 kilometres (10.2 mi) northeast of Kitzbühel as well as 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of Sankt Johann in Tirol.
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Map of 6393 Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee, Austria
History
The name "St. Ulrich am Pillersee" comes from the patron saint of the church. "Pillersee" is derived from Old German pujen, pillen = brüllen ("roar"), and the German word See ("lake").
Climate
As Peter Dör-fler, the vicar of St. Ulrich, wrote in 1834: "Der See läßt im Winter bei großer Kält' unter dem Eis ein gewaltiges Pillen hören.." ("When it is very cold in winter, the lake makes great roaring noises below the ice.").
Coat of arms
The golden cross of St. Ulrich on the locality's coat of arms refers to Ulrich, bishop of Augsburg, honoured as a fighter against the "heathen hordes". He died in 973.