Scharnitz is a municipality in the district of
Innsbruck-Land in the
Austrian state of
Tyrol located 16.4 kilometres (10.2 mi) north of
Innsbruck and 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from
Seefeld in Tirol on the German border. It is one of the largest municipalities and has 10 parts: Au, Eisack, Gießenbach, Inrain, Jägerviertel, Oberdorf, Schanz, Schießstand, Siedlung, Unterdorf. The village was founded in the early Middle Ages and was once an important commercial route between
Germany and
Italy. The main source of income is tourism, both in summer and winter. Scharnitz is the western entry point to the
Hinterau valley, where the source of river
Isar is located.
Population
Historical populationYear | Pop. | ±% |
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1869 | 539 | — |
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1880 | 515 | −4.5% |
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1890 | 524 | +1.7% |
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1900 | 560 | +6.9% |
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1910 | 587 | +4.8% |
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1923 | 712 | +21.3% |
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1934 | 818 | +14.9% |
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1939 | 841 | +2.8% |
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1951 | 1,069 | +27.1% |
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1961 | 1,014 | −5.1% |
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1971 | 1,205 | +18.8% |
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1981 | 1,045 | −13.3% |
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1991 | 1,100 | +5.3% |
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2001 | 1,291 | +17.4% |
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2011 | 1,291 | +0.0% |
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