Völs, Tyrol

Völs

Coat of arms
Völs

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 47°15′00″N 11°20′00″E / 47.25000°N 11.33333°E / 47.25000; 11.33333Coordinates: 47°15′00″N 11°20′00″E / 47.25000°N 11.33333°E / 47.25000; 11.33333
Country Austria
State Tyrol
District Innsbruck Land
Government
  Mayor Erich Ruetz (ÖVP)
Area
  Total 5.62 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Elevation 574 m (1,883 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
  Total 6,691
  Density 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 6176
Area codes 0 512
Vehicle registration IL
Website www.voels.at

Völs is a market town in the district of Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol located at the western border of Innsbruck. It was mentioned for the first time in documents in 1188.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869449    
1880417−7.1%
1890406−2.6%
1900378−6.9%
1910782+106.9%
1923728−6.9%
1934866+19.0%
1939908+4.8%
19511,027+13.1%
19611,827+77.9%
19712,743+50.1%
19815,931+116.2%
19917,079+19.4%
20016,610−6.6%
20116,537−1.1%


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