Volders is a municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 12 km east of Innsbruck on the southern side of the Inn River.

Volders
Coat of arms of Volders
Location of Volders within Tyrol
Location of Volders within Tyrol
Volders is located in Austria
Volders
Volders
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°17′15″N 11°33′55″E / 47.28750°N 11.56528°E / 47.28750; 11.56528
CountryAustria
StateTyrol
DistrictInnsbruck Land
Government
 • MayorMaximilian Harb
Area
 • Total32.42 km2 (12.52 sq mi)
Elevation
558 m (1,831 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total4,464
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6111
Area code05224
Vehicle registrationIL
Websitewww.volders.tirol.gv.at

Geography edit

Sights are Schloss Friedberg and Schloss Aschach and the church of Saint Charles Borromeo,[3] attached to a Servite convent.[4]

Next to the church at the entrance of the village lies the Volderer See,[5] a small lake which has shrunk significantly and now resembles a pond.[6] It has no natural inflow or outflow, and receives water primarily from rain, and also the groundwater of the Inn River. The water quality is moderate, varying between grades B and C, and is often plagued by algae.[6] There is a local legend that a giant blocked the inflow to the lake with a large boulder, causing it to shrink.[6][7]

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869846—    
1880883+4.4%
1890921+4.3%
19001,024+11.2%
19101,341+31.0%
19231,212−9.6%
19341,307+7.8%
19391,276−2.4%
19511,710+34.0%
19611,960+14.6%
19712,446+24.8%
19812,822+15.4%
19913,549+25.8%
20014,166+17.4%
20114,330+3.9%
 
Parish church of Saint John the Baptist

References edit

  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. ^ Frick, Schmid-Pittl: Klosterkirche hl. Karl Borromäus, Karlskirche. In: Tiroler Kunstkataster
  4. ^ Frick, Schmid-Pittl: Tiroler Kunstkataster: Servitenkloster Volders
  5. ^ Seen.de: Volderer See
  6. ^ a b c "Volderer See" (in German). geomix. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Volders" (in German). Peer GmbH. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

External links edit