Kufstein (district)

Infobox Austrian district
subject_name = Bezirk Kufstein
region_

district_

region = Tyrol
population = 93,702 (2001)
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area = 969.90
car_plate = KU
nuts_code =
municipalities = 30
image_location = Karte-tirol-KU.pngThe Bezirk Kufstein is an administrative district (bezirk) in Tyrol, Austria. It borders Bavaria (Germany) in the north, the Kitzbühel district in the southeast, and the Schwaz district in the southwest.

The district has a geographical area of 969.90 km², and a population of 93,702 (2001) giving a population density of 97 people per km². The administrative center is Kufstein.

The district comprises the lower part of the Tyrolean Inn valley as far as the Bavarian border, the Alpbach valley, the Brandenberg valley, Wildschönau, and Thiersee. Mountain ranges within the district include the Brandenberg Alps, Kitzbühel Alps, and the Kaisergebirge. The largest lakes are the Reintal lakes, Thiersee, Hechtsee, Hintersteiner See and Walchsee.

Historical populations
1869 |27032
1880 |29371
1890 |31296
1900 |34375
1910 |39598
1923 |41334
1934 |44834
1939 |46160
1951 |56093
1961 |60022
1971 |70875
1981 |76966
1991 |84627
2001 |93702
footnote= Source: [http://www.statistik.at/web_de/statistiken/bevoelkerung/volkszaehlungen/bevoelkerungsstand/index.html Statistik Austria]

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into 30 municipalities, three of them are towns, and two of them are market towns.

Towns

# Kufstein
# Rattenberg
# Wörgl

Market towns

# Brixlegg
# Kundl

Municipalities

# Alpbach
# Angath
# Angerberg
# Bad Häring
# Brandenberg
# Breitenbach am Inn
# Ebbs
# Ellmau
# Erl
# Kirchbichl
# Kramsach
# Langkampfen
# Mariastein
# Münster
# Niederndorf
# Niederndorferberg
# Radfeld
# Reith im Alpbachtal
# Rettenschöss
# Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser
# Schwoich
# Söll
# Thiersee
# Walchsee
# Wildschönau