Thaur

Thaur is a municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 5 km east of Innsbruck between Rum, Austria and Hall in Tirol.

Thaur
Municipality
Coat of arms
Thaur Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°17′42″N 11°28′19″E
Country	Austria
State	Tyrol
District	Innsbruck Land
Government
• Mayor	Christoph Walser
Area [1]
• Total	21.07 km2 (8.14 sq mi)
Elevation	633 m (2,077 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	3,979
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6065
Area code	05223
Vehicle registration	IL
Website	www.thaur.tirol.gv.at

Settlement of the area probably began around 1000 BC but the location was mentioned as “Taurane” for the first time in 827 when the Innichen Abbey acquired land.^[3] Thaur is very religious even nowadays.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,120	—
1880	1,062	−5.2%
1890	1,092	+2.8%
1900	1,162	+6.4%
1910	1,199	+3.2%
1923	1,206	+0.6%
1934	1,379	+14.3%
1939	1,449	+5.1%
1951	1,807	+24.7%
1961	1,867	+3.3%
1971	2,409	+29.0%
1981	2,774	+15.2%
1991	3,230	+16.4%
2001	3,483	+7.8%
2011	3,760	+8.0%