Oberperfuss

Place in Tyrol, Austria

Coat of arms

47°15′00″N 11°15′00″E / 47.25000°N 11.25000°E / 47.25000; 11.25000CountryAustriaStateTyrolDistrictInnsbruck LandGovernment

• MayorJohanna Obojes-Rubatscher (Oberperfuss Aktiv)Area

^[1]

• Total15.29 km² (5.90 sq mi)Elevation

812 m (2,664 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total3,043 • Density200/km² (520/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

6173

Area code05232Vehicle registrationILWebsitewww.gemeinde-oberperfuss.at

Oberperfuss is a municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol located about 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Innsbruck at the entrance of the Sellrain Valley. It was mentioned in documents around 1083 for the first time.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	909	—
1880	817	−10.1%
1890	804	−1.6%
1900	815	+1.4%
1910	842	+3.3%
1923	898	+6.7%
1934	999	+11.2%
1939	1,017	+1.8%
1951	1,217	+19.7%
1961	1,307	+7.4%
1971	1,559	+19.3%
1981	1,766	+13.3%
1991	2,187	+23.8%
2001	2,712	+24.0%
2011	2,815	+3.8%

Geography

Oberperfuss is located in the Inn Valley about 15 km west of Innsbruck, on a low mountain terrace opposite Grinzens, at the entrance to the Sellrain Valley.

History

The name Oberperfuss was first mentioned as Oberenperues in a 1083 deed, when Norbert, Bishop of Chur, donated land to the Bavarian Habach convent.^[3] According to the Inn valley tax book of 1312, about 300 inhabitants from the farming class lived in Oberperfuss at that time, plus craftsmen and wage laborers. Around the year 1600 there were probably already about 800 inhabitants. According to the last census in 2001, 2712 people lived in the community. The majority of the inhabitants commute, especially to the provincial capital Innsbruck.

References

^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ Bitschnau, Martin; Obermair, Hannes (2009). Tiroler Urkundenbuch, II. Abteilung: Die Urkunden zur Geschichte des Inn-, Eisack- und Pustertals (in German). Vol. 1. Innsbruck: Universitätsverlag Wagner. pp. 232, no. 264. ISBN 978-3-7030-0469-8.