Jochberg, Tyrol

Jochberg

Coat of arms
Jochberg

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 47°18′00″N 12°25′00″E / 47.30000°N 12.41667°E / 47.30000; 12.41667Coordinates: 47°18′00″N 12°25′00″E / 47.30000°N 12.41667°E / 47.30000; 12.41667
Country Austria
State Tyrol
District Kitzbühel
Government
  Mayor Heinz Leitner (SPÖ)
Area
  Total 87.8 km2 (33.9 sq mi)
Elevation 923 m (3,028 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
  Total 1,551
  Density 18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 6373
Area code 05355
Vehicle registration KB
Website www.jochberg.tirol.gv.at

Jochberg is a municipality in the Austrian state of Tyrol in the Kitzbühel district. It is located is 8 km south of Kitzbühel.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869981    
1880916−6.6%
1890939+2.5%
1900949+1.1%
1910925−2.5%
19231,141+23.4%
19341,130−1.0%
19391,141+1.0%
19511,290+13.1%
19611,351+4.7%
19711,469+8.7%
19811,535+4.5%
19911,461−4.8%
20011,540+5.4%
20111,560+1.3%

Economy

There used to be copper mining in Jochberg, until it was ceased in 1625 for lack of profitability. Nowadays Jochberg is part of the Kitzbühel ski resort, connecting the Kitzbühel skiing area to the slopes west of the Pass Thurn.

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