Kufstein
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Austria
State	Tyrol
District	Kufstein
Mayor	Herbert Marschitz (ÖVP)
Basic statistics
Area	39.37 km2 (15.2 sq mi)
Elevation	499 m  (1637 ft)
Population	17,497  (22 December 2006)
- Density	444 /km² (1,151 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	KU
Postal codes	6330-6333
Area code	05372
Website	www.kufstein.at
Location of Kufstein within Kufstein district
Coordinates: 47°35′00″N 12°10′00″E / 47.5833333°N 12.1666667°E / 47.5833333; 12.1666667

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 Persons camp.^[1]

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

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

Contents 1 People 2 Economy 3 Transport 4 International relations 4.1 Twin towns — Sister cities 5 References 6 External links

[edit] People

• Josef Madersperger (1768-1850), tailor and inventor of the sewing machine
• Christian Pravda (1927-94), alpine skier
• Franz Schuler (b. 1962), biathlete
• Manfred Linzmaier (b. 1962), soccer player and team manager
• Markus Kronthaler (1967-2006), mountaineer and climber
• Karl Wendlinger (b. 1968), racecar and Formula One driver
• Claus Dalpiaz (b. 1971), ice hockey goaltender

[edit] Economy

Glass manufacturer Riedel, gunmaker Voere, and ski and tennis racket manufacturer Kneissl are based in Kufstein.

[edit] Transport

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.

[edit] International relations

[edit] Twin towns — Sister cities

Kufstein is twinned with

• Frauenfeld, Switzerland
• Rovereto in Italy

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Kufstein

• Official website (German)
• Kufstein webcam

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