Schmirn

Schmirn
Coat of arms
Schmirn Location within Austria
Coordinates:
Country	Austria
State	Tyrol
District	Innsbruck Land
Government
• Mayor	Vinzenz Eller
Area
• Total	62.7 km2 (24.2 sq mi)
Elevation	1,407 m (4,616 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)
• Total	858
• Density	14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	6154
Area code	05279
Vehicle registration	IL
Website	www.schmirn.tirol.gv.at

Schmirn is a municipality in the District Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol.

Geography

Schmirn is located 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Innsbruck, situated in the homonymous valley that branches off from Wipptal, at the village of Sankt Jodok until to the Tux Alps. The northern part of Sankt Jodok is part of Schmirn, while the remaining part is under the jurisdiction of the southern village of Vals.

Neighbour municipalities

Finkenberg, Navis, Steinach am Brenner, Tux, Vals, Wattenberg.

History

The Romans invaded the valley through Tux Jöchl pass, then used it as grazing land. Schmirn was mentioned for the first time in 1249 as "Vallis Smurne" and became independent in 1811; until to 1926 also Hintertux, located in the Zillertal (Ziller Valley), was part of the municipality. A church, dedicated to Saint Joseph, was built in 1756-1757 in Baroque style on project of Franz de Paula Penz and Seelsorger; in 1778 was raised to parish and was restored in 1958-1959. In 1831 Franz Fuchs III founded the village band that it is still active.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	741	—
1880	741	+0.0%
1890	710	−4.2%
1900	681	−4.1%
1910	681	+0.0%
1923	663	−2.6%
1934	710	+7.1%
1939	719	+1.3%
1951	786	+9.3%
1961	723	−8.0%
1971	736	+1.8%
1981	806	+9.5%
1991	877	+8.8%
2001	893	+1.8%
2011	895	+0.2%

External links

• (English) Wipptal