Kufstein

Kufstein (; ) is a town in the Austrian state of Tyrol, the administrative seat of Kufstein District. With a population of about 20,000, it is the second largest Tyrolean town after the state capital Innsbruck. The greatest landmark is Kufstein Fortress, first mentioned in the 13th century. The town was the place of origin of the Austrian noble family Kuefstein.

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Kufstein is a town of about 20,000 people in Austria's Tyrol region and serves as the administrative center for Kufstein District, making it the second-largest city in the state after Innsbruck. The town is known for its historic Kufstein Fortress, first documented in the 13th century, and was the birthplace of the Austrian noble Kuefstein family.

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Settlement.name: Kufstein
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Kufstein Festung Pendling-1.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Kufstein Fortress with Brandenberg Alps in the background
Settlement.image_shield: AUT Kufstein COA.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 80x110px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Austria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 270
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Austria
Settlement.image_map: Kufstein.png
Settlement.mapsize: 260x260px
Settlement.map_caption: Location within Kufstein district
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Austria
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tyrol
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kufstein

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Wikidata facts

Population: 19126
Area: 39.4
Elevation: 504
Official website: www.kufstein.at
Image: Kufstein burgen.jpg
Dialing code: 05372
Licence plate code: KU

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Commons category: Kufstein
Commons gallery: Kufstein
hashtag: Kufstein
postal code: 6330
email address: mailto:[email protected]
budget: 58544000
total expenditure: 61166900
P8168: Luís Fróis
native label: Kufstein

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==Geography== left|thumb|360x360px|Blick auf Kufstein mit der Festung by Rudolf Reschreiter, circa 1929 It is located in the Tyrolean Unterland region on the river Inn, at the confluence with its Weißache and Kaiserbach tributaries, near the border with Bavaria, Germany. The municipal area stretches along the Lower Inn Valley between the Brandenberg Alps in the northwest and the Kaiser Mountains in the southeast. The remote Kaisertal until recently was the last settled valley in Austria without transport connections, prior to the completion of a tunnel road from Kufstein to neighbouring Ebbs in 2008. North of the town, the Inn river leaves the Northern Limestone Alps and enters the Bavarian Alpine Foreland. The town area comprises several small lakes, such as Pfrillsee, Längsee, and Hechtsee; Egelsee and Maistaller Lacke are protected nature reserves.