Kundl
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| Kundl | |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Austria |
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| State | Tyrol |
| District | Kufstein |
| Mayor | Werner Haaser (ÖAAB) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 21.9 km2 (8.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 526 m (1726 ft) |
| Population | 3,950 (1 January 2008) |
| - Density | 180 /km² (467 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | KU |
| Postal code | 6250 |
| Area code | 05338 |
| Website | www.kundl.tirol.gv.at |
| Location of Kundl within Kufstein district | |
 Coordinates: 47°28′00″N 11°59′00″E / 47.4666667°N 11.9833333°E |
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Kundl is a market town in the Kufstein district of Austria and is located 7.70 km West of Wörgl as well as 18.30 km Southwest of Kufstein at the Southern side of the Inn River and is made up of 4 parts, namely Kundl, Liesfeld (in the North), Saulueg (in the South) and St. Leonhard (in the West). It has 3950[1] inhabitants.
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[edit] History
Eastward of Kundl some cremation graves with other remains were found which dated from the Iron Age and are now publicly exhibited in the Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum in Innsbruck. Kundl was first mentioned in a directory by bishop Arno of Salzburg in 788 under the name "ad Quantalas", which means "at the white river". This should also be the origin of the current name of the market town. In 1213 the noble line of the Kummersbrucker resided in the fortress of Kundl, of which nowadays only the ruins remain. In the 15th and 16th century the mining gained importance and some current street names (e.g. "Hüttstraße", "Schieferrollstraße") still bear evidence of that.
[edit] Nowadays
Due to the settlements of several companies in the 1950s, the village became a commuter community. The most well- known companies in Kundl are probably the pharmaceutical company Sandoz (former: Biochemie), the tractor factory Lindner and the timber factory Pfeifer.
In the summer a lot of tourists visit Kundl and stroll through the picturesque gorge of Kundl, in German called "Kundler Klamm", which connects Kundl with the valley of Wildschoenau.
[edit] Miscellaneous
- During the Second World War, the bronze statues of the emperor Maximillian I, which are now on display at the Hofkirche in Innsbruck, were kept in a cave in Kundl.
- In 1951 the two chemists Hans Margreiter and Ernst Brandl in Kundl developed Penicillin V and from this time on the drug could be administered orally.
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