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Municipality in Vorarlberg, Austria
Götzis
Municipality
GötzisGötzis
Coat of arms of GötzisCoat of arms
Location in the districtLocation in the district
Götzis is located in AustriaGötzisGötzisLocation within Austria
Coordinates: 47°19′59″N 09°38′00″E / 47.33306°N 9.63333°E / 47.33306; 9.63333
CountryAustria
StateVorarlberg
DistrictFeldkirch
Government
 • MayorChristian Loacker (ÖVP)
Area
 • Total14.64 km (5.65 sq mi)
Elevation448 m (1,470 ft)
Population
 • Total11,473
 • Density780/km (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code6840
Area code05523
Vehicle registrationFK
Websitewww.goetzis.at

Götzis is a town in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg. The Alpine Rhine valley municipality belongs to the district of Feldkirch.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18692,534—    
18802,701+6.6%
18902,982+10.4%
19003,370+13.0%
19104,013+19.1%
19233,773−6.0%
19344,052+7.4%
19394,171+2.9%
19515,435+30.3%
19617,034+29.4%
19718,292+17.9%
19818,735+5.3%
19919,512+8.9%
200110,097+6.2%
201110,627+5.2%


Götzis seen from the air.

Events

The town is well known for its annual hypo-combined events meeting, the so-called Hypo-Meeting, where some of the world's leading decathletes and heptathletes gather in the Mösle stadium. Past winners at Götzis include former decathlon world record holder, Olympic and world champion Roman Šebrle (who achieved the record at the 2001 Götzis meeting), world champion Bryan Clay and Olympic champion Carolina Klüft.

Notable people

Transport

Götzis railway station is on the main west–east route connecting the Vorarlberg railway line (Vorarlbergbahn) in the directions of Bregenz and Feldkirch/Bludenz, continuing eastward over the Arlberg Railway line to Innsbruck and beyond. The railway station is served by the S1 and R5 services of Vorarlberg S-Bahn and Regional-Express (REX 1) trains.

References

  1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. Ueli Müller: "Baur, Johannes", in: Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (DHS), version of 16.05.2002, translated from German. Online: https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/fr/articles/030971/2002-05-16/, accessed 25.02.2023.
  4. "Rindsvögel von Elfi Graf". Radio Vorarlberg. ORF. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-03-29.

External links

church: Pfarrkirche hl. Ulrich
Flag of Vorarlberg Municipalities in the State of Vorarlberg
Bludenz District
Bregenz District
Dornbirn District
Feldkirch District
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