Kufstein

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Kufstein
Coat of arms of Kufstein Location of Kufstein in Austria

Country Austria
State Tyrol
District Kufstein
Population 17,234 (2005-12-29)
Area 39.37 km²
Population density 438 /km²
Elevation 499 m
Coordinates 47°35′N 12°10′E / 47.583, 12.167Coordinates: 47°35′N 12°10′E / 47.583, 12.167
Postal code 6300-6330
Area code 043-5372
Licence plate code KU
Mayor Herbert Marschitz (ÖVP)
Website www.stadt.kufstein.at
Annual Almabtrieb cow train in Kufstein.
Annual Almabtrieb cow train in Kufstein.

Kufstein is a city in Tyrol, Austria, located along the river Inn, in the lower Inn valley, near the border with Bavaria, Germany, and is the site of a post World War II French sector United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration displaced person camp[1].

Kufstein is the second largest city in Tyrol and capital of the district (Bezirk) Kufstein.

Kufstein Fortress.
Kufstein Fortress.

The greatest landmark of Kufstein is the fortress, which was first mentioned in the 13th century.

Kufstein has two exits along the A12 motorway (autobahn) from Innsbruck to Rosenheim, and a railway station along the Austrian Western Railway section of the line from Verona to Munich.

  1. ^ Eisterer, Klaus (1991). Französische Besatzungspolitik Tirol und Vorarlberg 1945/46-Innsbrucker Forschungen zur Zeitgeschichte Band 9 (in German). Innsbruck: Haymon Verlag, 104. 

Kufstein is twinned with


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