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Völs
Coat of arms of Völs
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Völs is located in Austria
Völs
Völs
Location in Austria
Country Austria
State Tyrol
District Innsbruck Land
Area
 • Total 5.62 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Elevation
574 m (1,883 ft)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6176
Area code 0 512
Vehicle registration IL
Website www.voels.at

Völs is a market town in the district of Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol, located at the western border of Innsbruck. It was mentioned for the first time in documents in 1188.

It serves as a shopping center and storage area for the city of Innsbruck.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1869 449 —    
1880 417 −7.1%
1890 406 −2.6%
1900 378 −6.9%
1910 782 +106.9%
1923 728 −6.9%
1934 866 +19.0%
1939 908 +4.8%
1951 1,027 +13.1%
1961 1,827 +77.9%
1971 2,743 +50.1%
1981 5,931 +116.2%
1991 7,079 +19.4%
2001 6,610 −6.6%
2011 6,537 −1.1%
2018 6,738 +3.1%
2021 6,963 +3.3%
Völs, die Alte Pfarrkirche heilige Jodok und Lucia mit Friedhof Dm64946 foto5 2017-07-31 12.00
Church (Alte Pfarrkirche heilige Jodok und Lucia) with churchyard and cemetery

See also

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