Axams
Axams is a municipality in the district of Innsbruck Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol.
Axams | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in the district | |
  Axams Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°13′00″N 11°18′00″E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Tyrol |
| District | Innsbruck Land |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christian Abenthung (Gemeinsam für Axams) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.16 km2 (8.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 874 m (2,867 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,996 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6094 |
| Area code | 05234 |
| Vehicle registration | IL |
| Website | www.axams.tirol.gv.at |
The name "Axams" has a Celtic origin and means something like „Place in the height“. The emblem has a golden top on blue ground. In the previous century flax was important for the village. Axams grew in population in the last years.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,153 | — |
| 1880 | 1,144 | −0.8% |
| 1890 | 1,086 | −5.1% |
| 1900 | 1,006 | −7.4% |
| 1910 | 1,123 | +11.6% |
| 1923 | 1,172 | +4.4% |
| 1934 | 1,483 | +26.5% |
| 1939 | 1,463 | −1.3% |
| 1951 | 1,768 | +20.8% |
| 1961 | 2,088 | +18.1% |
| 1971 | 2,898 | +38.8% |
| 1981 | 3,676 | +26.8% |
| 1991 | 4,903 | +33.4% |
| 2001 | 5,294 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 5,499 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 5,758 | +4.7% |
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.
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