Obertilliach
Obertilliach | ||
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 St Ulrich parish church | ||
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Postal code 9942 | ||
| Area code | 04847 | |
| Vehicle registration | LZ | |
| Website | www.obertilliach.gv.at | |
Obertilliach is a municipality in the district of
Tyrol
.
Geography
It is located in East Tyrol, in a high valley of the upper Gail River east of the Kartitsch Saddle known as Lesachtal, between the Gailtal Alps (Lienz Dolomites) in the north and the Carnic Alps in the south. Down the valley to the east lies the neighbouring municipality of Untertilliach, the mountain crest in the south marks the border with the Venetian Cadore region in Italy.
The municipal area comprises Obertilliach proper around the St Ulrich parish church and the small villages of Bergen, Leiten, and Rodarm. Compared to the nearby
Puster Valley west of the Kartitsch Saddle, a more Alpine climate prevails in the high up region with harsh winters but plenty of sunshine. Originally an agricultural area, Obertilliach today largely depends on tourism and is a popular destination for biathletes and cross-country skiers as well as for hikers, mountaineers and paragliders
in summer.
History
Prince-bishops of Brixen
in about 1075.
From about 1100, the Bavarian
Sponheim dukes of Carinthia in the east. When the last of the Counts of Gorizia died in 1500, their estates around Lienz fell to the Habsburg emperor Maximilian I and were incorporated into the County of Tyrol
.
Longtime quarrels with the
secularisation
of the diocese in 1803; however, they were not able to effectively control the remote region. The present-day municipality was established in 1852.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 803 | — |
| 1880 | 768 | −4.4% |
| 1890 | 727 | −5.3% |
| 1900 | 709 | −2.5% |
| 1910 | 639 | −9.9% |
| 1923 | 595 | −6.9% |
| 1934 | 682 | +14.6% |
| 1939 | 676 | −0.9% |
| 1951 | 759 | +12.3% |
| 1961 | 807 | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 822 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 824 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 783 | −5.0% |
| 2001 | 796 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 712 | −10.6% |
Politics
Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat):
- Austrian People's Party (ÖVP): 8
- List Bauern und Wirtschaft (Independent): 3
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.
External links
Media related to Obertilliach at Wikimedia Commons
- (in German) Municipal site
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