Hochfilzen

Hochfilzen
Church of Our Lady of the Snow
Coat of arms of Hochfilzen
Hochfilzen is located in Austria
Hochfilzen
Hochfilzen
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°28′10″N 12°37′21″E / 47.46944°N 12.62250°E / 47.46944; 12.62250
CountryAustria
StateTyrol
DistrictKitzbühel
Government
 • MayorKonrad Walk (Bürgerliste)
Area
 • Total
32.68 km2 (12.62 sq mi)
Elevation
959 m (3,146 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total
1,196
 • Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6395
Area code05359
Vehicle registrationKB
WebsiteGemeinde Hochfilzen

Hochfilzen is a town and municipality in the Kitzbühel district of the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is located in the Pillersee valley 5 km east of Fieberbrunn. Population was 1,147 in 2016.

It is a popular winter sports resort, especially for cross-country skiing. In 2017 (9 to 19 February) it hosted the Biathlon World Championships, as it also did in 2005, 1998 and 1978, and it is a regular venue in the annual IBU World Cup series.

  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.