Hochfilzen
Encyclopedia
Hochfilzen is a small village in Tyrol
, Austria
, in the Kitzbühel
district. It is located at 47°28′N 12°38′E, in the Pillersee valley 5km 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.
Tyrol (state)
Tyrol is a state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol.The state is split into two parts–called North Tyrol and East Tyrol–by a -wide strip of land where the state of Salzburg borders directly on the Italian province of...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, in the Kitzbühel
Kitzbühel (district)
The Bezirk Kitzbühel is an administrative district in Tyrol, Austria. It borders Bavaria in the north, the Kufstein and Schwaz districts in the west, and the Pinzgau region in the east and south....
district. It is located at 47°28′N 12°38′E, in the Pillersee valley 5km west of Fieberbrunn
Fieberbrunn
Fieberbrunn is a market town in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel district. It is located at , in the Kitzbühel Alps. Fieberbrunn has a population of 4,180 , and is the most populous municipality in the Pillerseetal valley....
. Population was 1,109 in 2001.
It is a popular winter sports resort, especially for cross country skiing. In 2005 (March
March 2005
'March 2005': ← – January 2005 – February 2005 – March – April 2005 – May 2005 – June 2005 – July 2005 – August 2005 – September 2005 – October 2005 – November 2005 – December 2005 – →...
4–13) it hosted the Biathlon World Championships
Biathlon World Championships
The first Biathlon World Championships was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. The number of events has grown significantly over the years. Beginning in 1984, women biathletes had their own World Championships, and finally, from 1989, both genders have been participating in...
, as it also did in 1978 and 1998, and is a regular venue in the annual IBU
International Biathlon Union
The International Biathlon Union, IBU, is the international governing body of biathlon. Its headquarters are in Salzburg, Austria.- History :The International Biathlon Union was founded on 2 July 1993...
World Cup series.