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Brixen im Thale

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municipality in Kitzbühel District, Tyrol, Austria

Key facts

Country
Austria
State
Tyrol
District
Kitzbühel
Mayor
Ernst Huber ( ÖVP )
Total
31.41 km (12.13 sq mi)
Elevation
794 m (2,605 ft)
Density
83.92/km (217.4/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+2 ( CEST )
Area code
05334
Vehicle registration
KB
Website
www.brixen.tirol.gv.at

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Encyclopedic overview

Brixen im Thale

Brixen im Thale is a municipality situated at the highest point of the Brixental valley in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Every year on the Feast of Corpus Christi, the village celebrates the traditional Antlassritt. It is also the birthplace of Matthäus Hetzenauer, an Austrian sniper in the 3rd Mountain Division on the Eastern Front of the World War II, who was credited with 345 kills.

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