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Schwaz District

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Country
  
Austria

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Number of municipalities
  
39

State
  
Tyrol

Population
  
79,511 (2012)

Schwaz District

Points of interest
  
Achen Lake, Karwendel, Museum der Völker, Tux Alps, St Georgenberg‑Fiecht Abbey

Destinations
  
Mayrhofen, Achen Lake, Zell am Ziller, Gerlos, Fügen

The Bezirk Schwaz is an administrative district (Bezirk) in Tyrol, Austria. It borders Bavaria (Germany) in the north, the districts of Kufstein, Kitzbühel and Pinzgau (Salzburg) in the east, South Tyrol (Italy) in the south, and the Innsbruck-Land district in the west.

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Map of Schwaz District, Austria

Area of the district is 1,887.49 km², with a population of 79,511 (January 1, 2012), and population density of 42 persons per km². Administrative center of the district is Schwaz.

Geography

The district comprises a part of the lower Inn valley, the complete Zillertal valley with its tributary valleys (like the Tuxertal), and the Achental valley with the Achensee. Mountain ranges within the district include the Tux Alps, Zillertal Alps, Kitzbühel Alps, the Karwendel and the Rofan.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into 39 municipalities:

  • Achenkirch (2,156)
  • Aschau im Zillertal (1,732)
  • Brandberg (348)
  • Bruck am Ziller (993)
  • Buch bei Jenbach (2,549)
  • Eben am Achensee (2,849)
  • Finkenberg (1,510)
  • Fügen (3,838)
  • Fügenberg (1,341)
  • Gallzein (598)
  • Gerlos (786)
  • Gerlosberg (483)
  • Hainzenberg (687)
  • Hart im Zillertal (1,510)
  • Hippach (1,376)
  • Jenbach (6,851)
  • Kaltenbach (1,229)
  • Mayrhofen (3,821)
  • Pill (1,112)
  • Ramsau im Zillertal (1,570)
  • Ried im Zillertal (1,225)
  • Rohrberg (533)
  • Schlitters (1,400)
  • Schwaz (13,058)
  • Schwendau (1,608)
  • Stans (1,930)
  • Steinberg am Rofan (295)
  • Strass im Zillertal (840)
  • Stumm (1,807)
  • Stummerberg (841)
  • Terfens (2,082)
  • Tux (1,932)
  • Uderns (1,663)
  • Vomp (4,661)
  • Weer (1,545)
  • Weerberg (2,337)
  • Wiesing (2,039)
  • Zell am Ziller (1,743)
  • Zellberg (633)
  • References

    Schwaz District Wikipedia