Hall in Tirol

Hall in Tirol
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Austria
State	Tyrol
District	Innsbruck Land
Mayor	Leo Vonnetz (ÖVP)
Basic statistics
Area	5.54 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Elevation	574 m  (1883 ft)
Population	11,492  (1 January 2001)
- Density	2,074 /km² (5,373 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	IL
Postal code	6060
Area code	05223
Website	www.hall-in-tirol.at Coordinates: 47°17′0″N 11°30′0″E / 47.28333°N 11.5°E / 47.28333; 11.5

A street in the old town with Mount Bettelwurf in the background.

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Hall in Tirol is a city in Tyrol, Austria. It is situated 10 km east of Innsbruck in the Innsbruck-Land district, at 47°17′N 11°30′E / 47.283°N 11.5°E / 47.283; 11.5, with a population of 11,492 (2001).

History

The Münzturm ("Coinage Tower").

The first documented mention of Hall dates back to 1256. Since the 13th century the salt mine in the Halltal north of Hall formed the main industry of the town and its surroundings. The importance of the salt is also displayed in the coat of arms showing to lions holding a cask of salt. The salt was exported to Switzerland and some regions in Germany. In 1303 Hall became a town and in 1477 it got the right of coinage.

The town used to be called Solbad Hall from 1938 to 1974. It was the birthplace of the Jesuit astronomer Christoph Grienberger and Italian diving Olympic champion Klaus Dibiasi.

Town twinning

Hall in Tirol is twinned with:

• Iserlohn, Germany, since 1967
• Winterthur, Switzerland
• Sommacampagna, Italy

See also

• Burg Hasegg

External links

• Images of Hall in Tirol
• City-Tour with many pictures of Hall in Tirol

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