Götzis
Götzis is a town in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg in the district Feldkirch.
Götzis | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in the district | |
  Götzis Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°19′59″N 09°38′00″E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Vorarlberg |
| District | Feldkirch |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christian Loacker (ÖVP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.64 km2 (5.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 448 m (1,470 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 11,473 |
| • Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6840 |
| Area code | 05523 |
| Vehicle registration | FK |
| Website | www.goetzis.at |
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1869 | 2,534 | — |
| 1880 | 2,701 | +6.6% |
| 1890 | 2,982 | +10.4% |
| 1900 | 3,370 | +13.0% |
| 1910 | 4,013 | +19.1% |
| 1923 | 3,773 | −6.0% |
| 1934 | 4,052 | +7.4% |
| 1939 | 4,171 | +2.9% |
| 1951 | 5,435 | +30.3% |
| 1961 | 7,034 | +29.4% |
| 1971 | 8,292 | +17.9% |
| 1981 | 8,735 | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 9,512 | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 10,097 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 10,627 | +5.2% |
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.
Personalities
The singer Elfi Graf (born 1952), lives in Götzis.[3]
- Jürgen Loacker (born 1974), bobsledder
- The lead vocalist and front man for the band The Fuji Dujies, Anlu 'The Giant' Gusch, was born in Gotzis.
- The famous NFL player Tobias Heel, lives in Gotzis.
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.
- "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
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