Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee

St. Ulrich am Pillersee
St. Ulrich am Pillersee
	Coat of arms
	St. Ulrich am Pillersee Location within Austria
	Coordinates: 47°31′00″N 12°34′00″E / 47.51667°N 12.56667°E
Country	Austria
State	Tyrol
District	Kitzbühel
Government
• Mayor	Brigitte Lackner
Area
• Total	52.02 km2 (20.09 sq mi)
Elevation	847 m (2,779 ft)
Population (2018-01-01)
• Total	1,819
• Density	35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6393
Area code	05354
Vehicle registration	KB
Website	www.st.ulrich.tirol.gv.at

Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district, in midwestern Austria, and is located 16.4 kilometres (10.2 mi) northeast of Kitzbühel as well as 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of Sankt Johann in Tirol.

History[edit]

The name "St. Ulrich am Pillersee" comes from the patron saint of the church. "Pillersee" is derived from Old German pujen, pillen = brüllen ("roar"), and the German word See ("lake").

Population[edit]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	402	—
1880	392	−2.5%
1890	376	−4.1%
1900	413	+9.8%
1910	440	+6.5%
1923	468	+6.4%
1934	447	−4.5%
1939	442	−1.1%
1951	616	+39.4%
1961	703	+14.1%
1971	894	+27.2%
1981	1,080	+20.8%
1991	1,278	+18.3%
2001	1,441	+12.8%
2011	1,593	+10.5%

Climate[edit]

As Peter Dör-fler, the vicar of St. Ulrich, wrote in 1834: "Der See läßt im Winter bei großer Kält' unter dem Eis ein gewaltiges Pillen hören.." ("When it is very cold in winter, the lake makes great roaring noises below the ice.").

Coat of arms[edit]

The golden cross of St. Ulrich on the locality's coat of arms refers to Ulrich, bishop of Augsburg, honoured as a fighter against the "heathen hordes". He died in 973.