Flirsch

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Flirsch
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Flirsch
Flirsch is located in Austria
Administration
Country  Austria
State Tyrol
District Landeck
Mayor Roland Wechner
Basic statistics
Area 31.05 km2 (12.0 sq mi)
Elevation 1,154 m  (3786 ft)
Population 967  (31 December 2005)
 - Density 31 /km² (81 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate LA
Postal code 6572
Area code 05447
Website www.flirsch.tirol.gv.at

Coordinates: 47°08′55″N 10°24′31″E / 47.14861°N 10.40861°E / 47.14861; 10.40861

Flirsch is a municipality in the Landeck district in Tyrol, Austria; it is located 11 km west of Landeck as well as 10 km east of Sankt Anton am Arlberg.

Although the are was previously settled, the village was mentioned for the first time in documents in 1275. The origin of the name lies in Rhaeto-Romance languages. Flirsch became an autonomous community in 1813.