Gerlos
Gerlos
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Basic data | ||
Country: | Austria | |
State : | Tyrol | |
Political District : | black | |
License plate : | SZ | |
Surface: | 118.73 km² | |
Coordinates : | 47 ° 14 ' N , 12 ° 2' E | |
Height : | 1247 m above sea level A. | |
Residents : | 801 (January 1, 2020) | |
Postal code : | 6281 | |
Area code : | 05284 | |
Community code : | 7 09 12 | |
NUTS region | AT335 | |
Address of the municipal administration: |
Gerlos 141 6281 Gerlos |
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politics | ||
Mayor : | Andreas Haas (General List - Mayor's List) | |
Municipal Council : (2016) (11 members) |
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Location of Gerlos in the Schwaz district | ||
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria |
Gerlos is a municipality with 801 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Schwaz district in Tyrol ( Austria ). The community is located in the judicial district of Zell am Ziller .
geography
Gerlos is located in the Gerlostal , a side valley of the Zillertal , which branches off towards the east near Zell am Ziller . The settlement extends over several hamlets along the road to the Gerlos Pass on the valley floor at around 1200 m ( Schwarzach, Gmünd, Neu-Ried, Ried, Au, Mitterhof, Oberhof, Innertal ). The municipality borders the state of Salzburg in the east . To the east of Gerlos the Schönach flows into the Gerlosbach .
history
The name Gerlos is of Illyrian origin and was called in early times "Gerlais", the Gerlos pass was first mentioned in 1154/1156 as "saltus Gerrlaise", at the same time (1154/57) the forest area as "silvam cui nomen Gerleis". From the 9th century onwards, the Salzburg monastery exercised the basic and sovereign rights in the Zillertal (as well as in Gerlos), and there was lively trade across the pass. Interest-paying Schwaighöfe were established in the 14th century . During this time, gold mining operated in this area also gained economic importance.
The pass played a major role as a strategically important transition between Tyrol and Salzburg in the Tyrolean struggle for freedom in 1809 . In 1816 the border between Tyrol and Salzburg was finally established at the top of the pass. It was not until the 1960s that Gerlosstrasse was expanded on both sides and offers a connection to the famous Krimml waterfalls . In the course of the road expansion, the annual Durlaßboden storage facility with the Funsingau power plant and the Gmünd weekly storage facility for the Gerlos power plants were created (the power house is in Rohrberg ).
mayor
- 1974–1992 Johann Kammerlander
- 1992–2009 Franz Hörl (ÖVP)
- since 2009 Andreas Haas (general list)
Culture and sights
- Parish church Gerlos : The only significant sight in town is the baroque church from 1735. It was built in place of a Gothic predecessor building from the 15th century and is located on the main street in the Au district.
coat of arms
The bird griffin in the Gerlos coat of arms is the result of the merging of Tyrolean and Salzburg heraldic animals, eagles and lions. He points out the border location of the municipality, but also the connection to the Archdiocese of Salzburg.
economy
In addition to the generation of electrical energy and agriculture / alpine farming, tourism in particular plays a role with the “ Zillertal Arena ” ski area , which helps Gerlos to achieve the third highest number of overnight stays in the Zillertal after Mayrhofen and Tux .
traffic
Gerlos is located on Gerlos Straße (B 165), which connects Zell am Ziller with Mittersill . There is seasonal bus service from Zell am Ziller (train station of the Zillertalbahn ).
Sports
- Swimming in the Durlassboden reservoir (Krimml and Gerlos municipalities)
- Mountain hiking in the Kitzbühel Alps
- Via ferrata tour in the Riederklamm
- Bike tours
- Skiing slopes in the Zillertal Arena
- Ski touring
Personalities
- Franz Hörl (* 1956), politician
- Anja Haas (* 1971), ski racer
Honorary citizen
- Berthold Beitz (1913–2013), co-founder of the ski area and initiator of the hunt
- Peter Haas (1926–2017), long-time bandmaster and choirmaster in Gerlos
- Johann Kammerlander (1926-2017), Alt-Bgm. von Gerlos, restaurateur
Web links
- Community website
- History-Tyrol: Gerlos / Gerlosberg
- 70912 - Gerlos. Community data, Statistics Austria .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Willibald Hauthaler , Franz Martin : Salzburger Urkundenbuch, Volume II . Salzburg 1910, No. 308; Martin Bitschnau , Hannes Obermair : Tiroler Urkundenbuch, II. Department: The documents on the history of the Inn, Eisack and Pustertal valleys. Volume 2: 1140-1200 . Universitätsverlag Wagner, Innsbruck 2012, ISBN 978-3-7030-0485-8 , p. 102-103, no. 507 .
- ↑ 80th birthday of the former mayor Hans Kammerlander. Gerlos Community Gazette March 2007
- ↑ Riederklamm via ferrata. Klettersteig.de, October 15, 2014, accessed on September 28, 2019 .
- ^ Obituary notice in the Tiroler Tageszeitung , accessed on August 6, 2013