Hall in Tirol
Hall in Tirol | ||
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Postal code 6060 | ||
Area code | 05223 | |
Vehicle registration | IL | |
Website | www.hall-in-tirol.at |
Hall in Tirol is a town in the
History
Hall in the
word for salt.Since the 13th century, the salt mine at
In the 15th and 16th centuries, Hall was one of the most important towns in the Habsburg Empire. This period saw the construction of many of the churches, monasteries and convents that still shape the appearance of the town. Today Hall has the biggest intact old town in the western part of Austria.
During the Habsburg monarchy, a military garrison was established in Hall. This, along with the large freight train station, became a target of heavy bombardment during World War II, which destroyed the train station but left the old town almost unscathed.
From 1938 to 1974, the town was called Solbad Hall. "Solbad" was dropped from the town name a few years after the salt mine was closed in 1967.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1869 | 5,333 | — |
1880 | 5,657 | +6.1% |
1890 | 5,982 | +5.7% |
1900 | 6,438 | +7.6% |
1910 | 7,365 | +14.4% |
1923 | 7,454 | +1.2% |
1934 | 8,657 | +16.1% |
1939 | 9,349 | +8.0% |
1951 | 10,075 | +7.8% |
1961 | 10,811 | +7.3% |
1971 | 12,873 | +19.1% |
1981 | 12,614 | −2.0% |
1991 | 12,368 | −2.0% |
2001 | 11,492 | −7.1% |
2011 | 12,695 | +10.5% |
Climate
Climate type is dominated by the winter season, a long, bitterly cold period with short, clear days, relatively little precipitation mostly in the form of snow, and low humidity. The
Gallery
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Basilica: Herz Jesu Basilika
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Church: die Allerheiligenkirche (former Jesuit church)
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Street view with Mount Bettelwurf in background
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View to Rosengasse-Mustergasse
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View to the Rosengasse
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The Inn River near Hall
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The central Schlöglstraße in Hall in Tirol
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Bow windows in Hall in Tirol
Notable people
- Blasius Ammon (1558–1590), an Austrian Franciscan friar and Catholic priest, who was also a composer and singer
- Christoph Grienberger (1561–1636), the Jesuit astronomer.
- Hippolytus Guarinonius (1571–1654), a Tridentine physician and polymath, lived locally
- Clotilde Kainerstorfer (1833–1897), an Austrian composer of sacred works for piano and organ
- Otto Stolz (1842–1905), an Austrian mathematician, worked on mathematical analysis and infinitesimals.
- Werner Pirchner (1940–2001), an Austrian composer and jazz musician.
- Ingrid Felipe (born 1978), an Austrian politician from the Green Party; second deputy Governor of Tyrol since 2013
- Christian Tschuggnall (born 1988), an Austrian drummer, composer and author
Sport
- Klaus Dibiasi (born 1947) three time Olympic diving gold medallist.
- Andreas Felder (born 1962), an Austrian former ski jumper and team silver medallist at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Ernst Vettori (born 1964), former ski jumper and gold and team silver medallist at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Michael Streiter (born 1966), former football player and coach, played 452 games and 34 for Austria
- Christoph Bieler (born 1977), former Nordic combined skier and gold medallist at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Andreas Schrott (born 1981), an Austrian football manager and former player who played over 270 games
- Andreas Linger (born 1981), an Austrian former luger and team gold medallist at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics
- Wolfgang Linger (born 1982), former luger and team gold medallist at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics
- Peter Penz (born 1984) an Austrian former luger and team silver and bronze medallist at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Georg Fischler (born 1985), former luger and team silver and bronze medallist at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- skeleton racer.
- David Gleirscher (born 1994) Olympic luge gold medalist at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Town twinning
Hall in Tirol is
- Iserlohn, Germany, since 1967
- Winterthur, Switzerland
- Sommacampagna, Italy
External links
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ www.muenze-hall.at: Hall Mint Museum
- ^ Climate Summary for Hall in Tirol