Jerzens

Jerzens is a municipality with 1036 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Imst ( Imst district court ), Tyrol ( Austria ).

  • 3.1 Demographics

Geographical Location

Jerzens located in front Pitztal on the east side of South -west slope.

The municipality still include hamlets on either side of Pitze in the valley, as Ritzenried and Wiesle.

Below the pile village Jerzens extends in a sunny and sheltered from the wind, the highest maize growing area in North Tyrol.

Neighboring communities

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History

The favorable conditions for agriculture and animal husbandry led probably to an early settlement. To pre-Roman Rhaetian population came from about 600 from the north end of advancing Baiuvarii immigrants. The then influential men of Stark Mountain and Stams Monastery founded several non-contiguous Schwaighöfe, from which developed the present hamlet over the centuries by division.

As more settlers also immigrated from the Swiss Valais Walser be accepted, have penetrated in the 13th and 14th centuries on the Piller Jerzens.

Very famous were the Jerzner cutlers.

In a register from the year 1313 Irtzens and Ritzenried be named as tax local chapters of the Court ( = Administrative Region ) Imst. In 1650 Jerzens was an independent municipality tax, from the 1811 forerunner of the municipality during the Bavarian rule. In 1923, a municipal power plant was built above the mill. Since 1955 Jerzens beziehet the current from the TIWAG. In 1954, the aqueduct was built. 1951 crack with a Staublalavine on the farm and the meadows 30 Piller. 1966 devastated a Mure the districts Mühlloch and Niederhofstraße.

Since 1986, the classrooms are housed in the parish hall. In 1995 the old school building was demolished and built in its place, the second part of the village hall.

Population

Demographics

Culture and sights

Economy

Until the mid-20th century agriculture and the crafts were to emigrate, the main source of income of the residents, where many residents were forced to hire themselves or abroad as seasonal workers. This changed with the onset of tourism, than in 1964 at Hochzeigerhaus a ski lift went into operation. Today the ski area high pointer has a 8-person gondola, two 6-seater chair lifts, 1 quad chair lift and five additional lifts with a total of 52 kilometers of slopes. Jerzens has to have about 2000 beds, sometimes in apartments, guesthouses and inns and even some top spa hotels. Tourist strongly influenced is primarily the hamlet Liß / Kaitanger.

Personalities

Arzl im Pitztal Mudslide Roman Catholic Diocese of Wabag Helmut Wechselberger Haiming, Tyrol Imsterberg Karres Obsteig Oetz Sautens Silz, Tyrol
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