Thiersee
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Location within Kufstein district
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| Country | Austria |
| State | Tyrol |
| District | Kufstein |
| Mayor | Hannes Juffinger (ÖVP) |
| Area | 108.61 km2 (42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 678 m (2225 ft) |
| Population | 2,822 (1 January 2011)[1] |
| - Density | 26 /km2 (67 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | KU |
| Postal code | 6335 |
| Area code | 05376 |
| Website | www.thiersee. tirol.gv.at Coordinates: 47°34′00″N 12°05′00″E / 47.5666667°N 12.0833333°E |
Thiersee is a large municipality with an incredible area size of 108.61 km² in the Kufstein district of Austria and is located 5 km west of Kufstein, below the northern border with Bavaria, Germany.
The village was mentioned for the first time in documents in 1224 and belonged to Bavaria until 1504. At the beginning of the 20th century Thiersee was a peasant community without concerning traffic engineering. A street from Kufstein to Thiersee was built during World War I. After that population increased greatly.
From 1946 to 1952, the village was centre of the Austrian film production. Main sources of income at present are agriculture, passion play and tourism.
It has 2773 inhabitants.
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