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

Götzis
Götzis
Götzis
Coat of arms of Götzis
Location in the district
Location in the district
Götzis is located in Austria
Götzis
Götzis
Location 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
 • Total
14.64 km2 (5.65 sq mi)
Elevation
448 m (1,470 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total
11,473
 • Density780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6840
Area code05523
Vehicle registrationFK
Websitewww.goetzis.at

Population

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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

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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

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Transport

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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

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  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.
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church: Pfarrkirche hl. Ulrich