Fieberbrunn
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| Country | Austria | |
| State | Tyrol | |
| District | Kitzbühel | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Herbert Grander | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 76.29 km2 (29.46 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 780 m (2,560 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2014)[1] | ||
| • Total | 4,336 | |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 6391 | |
| Area code | 05354 | |
| Vehicle registration | KB | |
| Website | www.fieberbrunn.tirol.gv.at | |
Fieberbrunn is a market town in the Austrian state of Tyrol in the Kitzbühel district. It is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., in the Kitzbühel Alps. Fieberbrunn is the most populous municipality in the Pillerseetal valley.
According to a legend, the fountain near its church, and later also the market town received the name Fieberbrunn (fever fountain) when Tyrolean Countess Margarete Maultasch was healed from fever after drinking from it. Previously the market town was named Pramau.
Fieberbrunn is a winter sports resort and venue of international snowboarding events (like Lords of the Boards), as well as a hiking and mountaineering resort in summer. Since 2006 Fieberbrunn is venue of a new event called 'SNOWFEVER', which is one of the biggest Big Mountain Events in Austria. It is also home of the churchjump.
Schloss Rosenegg is nearby. The bathing lake of the Lauchsee is important for summer tourism.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1869 | 1,723 | — |
| 1880 | 1,788 | +3.8% |
| 1890 | 1,766 | −1.2% |
| 1900 | 1,777 | +0.6% |
| 1910 | 1,924 | +8.3% |
| 1923 | 2,288 | +18.9% |
| 1934 | 2,460 | +7.5% |
| 1939 | 2,425 | −1.4% |
| 1951 | 2,672 | +10.2% |
| 1961 | 3,010 | +12.6% |
| 1971 | 3,662 | +21.7% |
| 1981 | 3,914 | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 4,160 | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 4,180 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 4,315 | +3.2% |
Gallery
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Pillerseetal Kitzbüheler Horn 2011.jpg
from Fieberbrunn to the west, view of Pillerseetal, the Kitzbüheler Horn (left), Wilder Kaiser in clouds (right)
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Tussen Fieberbrunn en Sankt Johann, wegpanorama foto1 2012-08-07 16.25.jpg
between Fieberbrunn and Sankt Johann, panorama
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Fieberbrunn, water door dorp foto1 2012-08-07 16.46.jpg
Fieberbrunn, water through the village
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Fieberbrunn, Katholische Pfarrkirche in straatzicht1 foto2 2012-08-07 16.59.JPG
Fieberbrunn, church (Katholische Pfarrkirche) in the street
References
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- Fieberbrunn, Pillerseetal (English)(German)
- Fieberbrunn Info (German)
- Pictures of Fieberbrunn
- Skigebiet Fieberbrunn
- Snowfever Homepage
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