Brixen im Thale | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Brixen im Thale Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°27′00″N 12°15′00″E / 47.45000°N 12.25000°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Tyrol |
| District | Kitzbühel |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ernst Huber (ÖVP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.41 km2 (12.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 794 m (2,605 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,639 |
| • Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6364 |
| Area code | 05334 |
| Vehicle registration | KB |
| Website | www.brixen.tirol.gv.at |
Brixen im Thale is a municipality situated at the highest point of the Brixental valley in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Every year on the Feast of Corpus Christi, the village celebrates the traditional Antlassritt. It is also the birthplace of Matthäus Hetzenauer, an Austrian sniper in the 3rd Mountain Division on the Eastern Front of the World War II, who was credited with 345 kills.
- ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.