Itter
Municipality in Tyrol, Austria
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Itter [ˈɪtɐ] is a municipality in the Kitzbühel District in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 18.60 km west of Kitzbühel, 5 km southeast of Wörgl, and 2.5 km north of Hopfgarten im Brixental. The village lies on a terrace above the Brixental valley and its main source of income is tourism.
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  Itter Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°28′14″N 12°08′38″E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Tyrol |
| District | Kitzbühel |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Johann Gratt |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.44 km2 (4.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 703 m (2,306 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 1,173 |
| • Density | 112.4/km2 (291.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6305 |
| Area code | 05335 |
| Vehicle registration | KB |
| Website | http://www.itter.tirol.gv.at |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 499 | — |
| 1880 | 479 | −4.0% |
| 1890 | 424 | −11.5% |
| 1900 | 434 | +2.4% |
| 1910 | 447 | +3.0% |
| 1923 | 444 | −0.7% |
| 1934 | 480 | +8.1% |
| 1939 | 489 | +1.9% |
| 1951 | 587 | +20.0% |
| 1961 | 646 | +10.1% |
| 1971 | 792 | +22.6% |
| 1981 | 910 | +14.9% |
| 1991 | 980 | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 1,060 | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 1,180 | +11.3% |
History
Itter is first mentioned in a deed dating back to 902 as „Uitaradorf“, when the hamlet was owned by the bishopric of Regensburg.[3]
Sights
The small castle of the village, Itter Castle, was a prison for French high personalities during World War II. Two days before the war ended, a battle was fought there against the Waffen-SS, one of two occasions when American and German forces fought on the same side during the war.
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