Oberhofen in the Inn Valley

Oberhofen in the Inn Valley
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Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Tyrol
Political District :	Innsbruck country
License plate :	IL
Surface:	18.58 km²
Coordinates :	47 ° 18 '  N , 11 ° 6'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 18 '11 "  N , 11 ° 5' 45"  E
Height :	622  m above sea level A.
Residents :	1,861 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	100 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	6406
Area code :	05262
Community code :	7 03 35
Address of the municipal administration:	HNr. 202 6406 Oberhofen im Inntal
Website:	www.oberhofen.tirol.gv.at
politics
Mayor :	Peter Daum ( ÖVP )
Location of Oberhofen in the Inn Valley in the Innsbruck-Land district
View of Oberhofen
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

The "Hohe Munde" near Oberhofen

Oberhofen im Inntal is a municipality with 1861 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Innsbruck-Land district in Tyrol ( Austria ). The community is located in the judicial district of Telfs .

geography

Oberhofen is located in the Oberinntal , on the southern side of the valley, near Telfs. The highest point is the 2,884 m high Rietzer Grieskogel . It separated from the Pfaffenhofen community in 1786.

Oberhofen was able to retain its village character. Particularly attractive are the lined up houses along the old, now silted bank of the Inn on the northern edge of the town center. Located in the Telfer Basin, Oberhofen is a location for medium-sized companies with a good infrastructure.

Neighboring communities

• Flaurling ,
• Pfaffenhofen ,
• Rietz ,
• Stams , and
• Telfs

history

The place is mentioned for the first time as "Oberenhouen" in the years 1115–1122 on the occasion of a transfer of ownership there in favor of the Rottenbuch Abbey .

Population development

politics

The last mayoral elections took place at the same time as the municipal council elections on March 14, 2010.

Peter Daum was elected mayor.

Political party	percent	be right	Seats on the local council	Coupling
Together for Oberhofen - mayoral candidate Peter Daum	63.65%	520	8th
JED - alternative future for Oberhofen	36.35%	297	5

Culture and sights

See also:  List of listed objects in Oberhofen im Inntal

• Parish church of St. Nicholas: This was built in the years 1740–42 by the Inzing master builder Gallus Gratl.
• Local history museum: This deals with the history of the village

Transport links

The municipality can be reached on the Inntal motorway (A 12) with the Telfs-West exit.

Oberhofen im Inntal can be reached by train via the Telfs-Pfaffenhofen station of the Arlbergbahn . Since June 13, 2005, Oberhofen has also had its own stop for regional traffic. There, rapid transit trains of the S-Bahn Tirol of the lines and run alternating every 30 minutes .

tourism

Oberhofen offers a multitude of easily accessible hiking trails as well as an asphalted network of paths well over 20 km, which is supplemented by the Inn cycle path (the longest cycle path in Tyrol). The world-famous Way of St. James also leads through Oberhofen.

Special excursion destinations include the Galtalm (1614 meters), which is managed from mid-June to the end of September, and the Melkalm (1694 meters) , which is managed from early June to mid-October . The latter is particularly popular with mountain bikers.

societies

Oberhofen has a lively club life. Numerous citizens are involved in the local theater group, the rural youth, the church choir, the volunteer fire brigade, the music band and many other associations.

Web links

Commons : Oberhofen im Inntal  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Martin Bitschnau , Hannes Obermair : Tiroler Urkundenbuch, II. Department: The documents on the history of the Inn, Eisack and Pustertal valleys. Vol. 1: Up to the year 1140 . Universitätsverlag Wagner, Innsbruck 2009, ISBN 978-3-7030-0469-8 , p. 259 No. 295 .
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