Hochfilzen

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Hochfilzen
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Austria
State	Tyrol
District	Kitzbühel
Mayor	Sebastian Eder
Basic statistics
Area	32.7 km² (12.6 sq mi)
Elevation	959 m  (3146 ft)
Population	1,131  (31/12/2005)
- Density	35 /km² (90 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	KB
Postal code	6395
Area code	05359
Website	Gemeinde Hochfilzen Coordinates: 47°28′10″N 12°37′21″E / 47.46944, 12.6225

Hochfilzen is a small village in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel district. It is located at 47°28′N, 12°38′E, in the Pillersee valley 5km west of Fieberbrunn. Population was 1,109 in 2001.

It is a popular winter sports resort, especially for cross country skiing. In 2005 (March 4–13) it hosted the Biathlon World Championships, as it also did in 1978 and 1998.

[edit] External links

• Hochfilzen official homepage

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