Hochfilzen

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Hochfilzen
Coat of arms of Hochfilzen
Hochfilzen is located in Austria
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Hochfilzen
Country Austria
State Tyrol
District Kitzbühel
Mayor Sebastian Eder
Area 32.7 km2 (13 sq mi)
Elevation 959 m  (3146 ft)
Population 1,123 (1 January 2011)[1]
 - Density 34 /km2 (89 /sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate KB
Postal code 6395
Area code 05359
Website Gemeinde Hochfilzen

Coordinates: 47°28′10″N 12°37′21″E / 47.46944°N 12.6225°E / 47.46944; 12.6225

Hochfilzen is a small village in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel district. It is located at 47°28′N 12°38′E / 47.467°N 12.633°E / 47.467; 12.633, in the Pillersee valley 5 km west of Fieberbrunn. Population was 1,109 in 2001.

It is a popular winter sports resort, especially for cross country skiing. In 2005 (March 4–13) it hosted the Biathlon World Championships, as it also did in 1978 and 1998, and is a regular venue in the annual IBU World Cup series.

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