Roppen

Roppen

Coat of arms
Roppen

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 47°13′00″N 10°49′12″E / 47.21667°N 10.82000°E / 47.21667; 10.82000Coordinates: 47°13′00″N 10°49′12″E / 47.21667°N 10.82000°E / 47.21667; 10.82000
Country Austria
State Tyrol
District Imst
Government
  Mayor Ingobert Mayr (SPÖ)
Area
  Total 30.86 km2 (11.92 sq mi)
Elevation 724 m (2,375 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
  Total 1,776
  Density 58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 6426
Area code 05417
Vehicle registration IM
Website www.roppen.tirol.gv.at

Roppen is a municipality in the Imst district and is located 5 km southeast of Imst between the mouths of the Pitze River and the Ötztaler Ache. The village was mentioned in documents in 1260 for the first time as "Roupen" but settlement already began 3000 years ago.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869656    
1880630−4.0%
1890592−6.0%
1900612+3.4%
1910647+5.7%
1923653+0.9%
1934728+11.5%
1939825+13.3%
1951883+7.0%
1961930+5.3%
19711,118+20.2%
19811,199+7.2%
19911,390+15.9%
20011,605+15.5%
20111,644+2.4%

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