Kirchdorf in Tirol
Encyclopedia
Kirchdorf in Tirol is a municipality in the Kitzbühel
district and is located 12.20 km north of Kitzbühel
as well as 3 km north of Sankt Johann in Tirol at the Kitzbühler Ache
. The area is the 2nd largest one in size in the district. The village has got its name from an old church which was built in the 8th century. Main source of income is agriculture and tourism. It has 3613 inhabitants.
valley, near St. Johann in Tirol
. The parish consists of several hamlets and scattered settlements. A large part of the Wilder Kaiser
mountain ridge also falls within the parish boundary. Kirchdorf is the second largest parish in Kitzbühel district by area.
, Ellmau
, Going am Wilden Kaiser
, Kössen
, Kufstein
, St. Johann in Tirol
, Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee
, Schwendt
, Waidring
, Walchsee
which led to close ties between the two communities. This link was however broken when they established their own church parish.
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 and is located 12.20 km north of Kitzbühel
Kitzbühel
-Demographic evolution:-Personalities:*Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torre , entomologist and botanist*Alfons Walde , expressionist painter and architect*Peter Aufschnaiter , mountaineer and geographer...
as well as 3 km north of Sankt Johann in Tirol at the Kitzbühler Ache
Kitzbühler Ache
The Kitzbühler Ache is a river in the Kitzbühel district, Tyrol, Austria. As Jochberger Ache it sources near Pass Thurn.Jochberg, Aurach bei Kitzbühel, Kitzbühel and Oberndorf in Tirol are situated along the river. At the southern town limits of St...
. The area is the 2nd largest one in size in the district. The village has got its name from an old church which was built in the 8th century. Main source of income is agriculture and tourism. It has 3613 inhabitants.
Geography
Kirchdorf lies in the LeukentalLeukental
The Leukental is a valley in North Tyrol in the district of Kitzbühel in Austria. The Leukental runs north to south from the Thurn Pass to the Bavarian border, but is not just defined as the main valley but includes several smaller side valleys...
valley, near St. Johann in Tirol
St. Johann in Tirol
-History:St. Johann is situated in the Leukental, which extends from Jochberg to the Streichen close to the Bavarian border. This region was already settled in the 4th century BC by a Celtic tribe, the Ambisontiers, who pursued copper mining in the surrounding mountains.In 15 B.C...
. The parish consists of several hamlets and scattered settlements. A large part of the Wilder Kaiser
Kaisergebirge
The Kaisergebirge is a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps and Eastern Alps. It consists of two main mountain ridges – the Zahmer Kaiser to the north and the Wilder Kaiser to the south. The entire range is situated in the Austrian state of Tyrol between the town of Kufstein and the...
mountain ridge also falls within the parish boundary. Kirchdorf is the second largest parish in Kitzbühel district by area.
Subdivisions
Bicheln, Einwall, Erpfendorf (village with its own church and school), Erpfendorf-Dorf, Erpfendorf-Wald, Fabrik, Furth, Gasteig (also with its own school), Griesenau, Habach, Haberberg, Hinterberg, Huberhöhe, Jageregg, Kaiserbachtal, Kirchdorf-Dorf, Moosen, Litzlfelden, Oberrain, Taxerau, Unteranger, Vorderhaberberg, Weng, WohlmutingNeighbouring parishes
EbbsEbbs
Ebbs is a municipality in the Kufstein district and is located7 km north of Kufstein at the border to Bavaria, Germany. The village has 7 parts and was mentioned for the first time as „Episas“ in 788. Rumor has it that settlement already began in the roman age. Main source of income is tourism but...
, Ellmau
Ellmau
Ellmau is a municipality in the district of Kufstein in the Austrian region of Sölllandl. It can be found 12 km southeast of Kufstein as well as 9 km west of Sankt Johann in Tirol. It is located at an elevation of 820 m above sea level. It has a population of 2,660 on an area of...
, Going am Wilden Kaiser
Going am Wilden Kaiser
Going am Wilden Kaiser is a municipality in the district of Kitzbühel in the Austrian region of Sölllandl. It is located 8.5 km northwest of Kitzbühel and 5 km west of Sankt Johann in Tirol. The village has 1851 inhabitants, 5 sub-districts and was mentioned as Gouwingen for the first time in 1160....
, Kössen
Kössen
Kössen is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district and is located 24 km north of Kitzbühel as well as 15.50 km north of Sankt Johann in Tirol at the Kitzbühler Ache near the border to Germany.-Geography:...
, Kufstein
Kufstein
Kufstein is a city in Tyrol, Austria, located along the river Inn, in the lower Inn valley, near the border with Bavaria, Germany, and is the site of a post World War II French sector United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Displaced Persons camp.Kufstein is the second largest city...
, St. Johann in Tirol
St. Johann in Tirol
-History:St. Johann is situated in the Leukental, which extends from Jochberg to the Streichen close to the Bavarian border. This region was already settled in the 4th century BC by a Celtic tribe, the Ambisontiers, who pursued copper mining in the surrounding mountains.In 15 B.C...
, Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee
Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee
Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district, in mid-western Austria, and is located northeast of Kitzbühel as well as west of Sankt Johann in Tirol.-History:...
, Schwendt
Schwendt
Schwendt is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district and is located 17 km north of Kitzbühel as well as 6 km below Kössen. The name of the village comes from the old word „schwenden“. Main sources of income are tourism and agriculture. It has 766 inhabitants....
, Waidring
Waidring
Waidring is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district in Tyrol, Austria, located 20 km northeast of Kitzbühel and 9 km east of Kirchdorf in Tirol near the border with Salzburg. The village was mentioned for the first time as „Waitheringen“ in documents from 1147. It has about 1,850 inhabitants....
, Walchsee
Walchsee
Walchsee is a municipality in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kufstein district. It is located in the lower Inn valley and belongs to the "Kaiserwinkl" and the "Untere Schranne".-Geography:...
History
Kirchdorf takes its name from its church which is the oldest in the district. As early as the late 2nd/early 3rd century A.D. a Roman villa stood on the site of the present church; it was later destroyed by unrest during the mass migration period (Völkerwanderung). By the 8th century the first church in Kirchdorf had been built on the foundations of the old villa. Until 1805 the parish of Kirchdorf was also responsible for Reit im WinklReit im Winkl
Reit im Winkl is a small village in the southeastern part of Bavaria, Germany, in the Traunstein district. It is situated southwest of Ruhpolding in the Alps. The village area has borders with two states of Austria, Tyrol and Salzburg. The small village of Kössen in Tyrol is the next village...
which led to close ties between the two communities. This link was however broken when they established their own church parish.