Schwaz (district)

Infobox Austrian district
subject_name = Bezirk Schwaz
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district_

region = Tyrol
population = 74,834 (2001)
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area = 1,843.20
car_plate = SZ
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municipalities = 39
image_location = Karte-tirol-SZ.pngThe Bezirk Schwaz is an administrative district ("Bezirk") in Tyrol, Austria. It borders Bavaria (Germany) in the north, the districts of Kufstein, Kitzbühel and Pinzgau (Salzburg) in the east, Bolzano-Bozen (Italy) in the south, and the Innsbruck-Land district in the west.

Area of the district is 1,843.20 km², with a population of 74,834 (May 15 2001), and population density of 41 persons per km². Administrative center of the district is Schwaz.

Geography

The district comprises a part of the lower Inn valley, the complete Zillertal valley with its tributary valleys (like the Tuxertal), and the Achental valley with the Achensee. Mountain ranges within the district include the Tux Alps, Zillertal Alps, Kitzbühel Alps, the Karwendel and the Rofan.

Historical populations
1869 |28251
1880 |27792
1890 |28200
1900 |29203
1910 |31297
1923 |32144
1934 |35662
1939 |37226
1951 |44033
1961 |48321
1971 |57611
1981 |62589
1991 |68692
2001 |74834
footnote= Source: [http://www.statistik.at/web_de/statistiken/bevoelkerung/volkszaehlungen/bevoelkerungsstand/index.html Statistik Austria]

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into 39 municipalities:

* Achenkirch
* Aschau im Zillertal
* Brandberg
* Bruck am Ziller
* Buch bei Jenbach
* Eben am Achensee
* Finkenberg
* Fügen
* Fügenberg
* Gallzein
* Gerlos
* Gerlosberg
* Hainzenberg
* Hart im Zillertal
* Hippach
* Jenbach
* Kaltenbach
* Mayrhofen
* Pill
* Ramsau im Zillertal
* Ried im Zillertal
* Rohrberg
* Schlitters
* Schwaz
* Schwendau
* Stans
* Steinberg am Rofan
* Strass im Zillertal
* Stumm
* Stummerberg
* Terfens
* Tux
* Uderns
* Vomp
* Weer
* Weerberg
* Wiesing
* Zell am Ziller
* Zellberg