Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the

Kitzbühel Kitzbühel (, also: ; ) is a medieval town situated in the Kitzbühel Alps along the river Kitzbüheler Ache in Tyrol, Austria, about east of the state capital Innsbruck and is the administrative centre of the Kitzbühel district (). Kitzbühel ...

district, in midwestern

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, and is located northeast of

as well as west of

Sankt Johann in Tirol St. Johann in Tirol is a market town in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel district. In the regional ductus, the last syllable of the name is stressed as "Sankt yo-Hahn'". History St. Johann is situated in the Leukental, which extends from Jo ...

History

The name "St. Ulrich am Pillersee" comes from the patron saint of the church. "Pillersee" is derived from Old German ''pujen'', ''pillen'' = ''brüllen'' ("roar"), and the German word ''See'' ("lake").

Population

Climate

As Peter Dör-fler, the vicar of St. Ulrich, wrote in 1834: "''Der See läßt im Winter bei großer Kält' unter dem Eis ein gewaltiges Pillen hören..''" ("When it is very cold in winter, the lake makes great roaring noises below the ice.").

Coat of arms

The golden cross of St. Ulrich on the locality's coat of arms refers to

Ulrich, bishop of Augsburg Ulrich of Augsburg (890 – 4 July 973), sometimes spelled Uodalric or Odalrici, was Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg in Germany. He was the first saint to be canonized not by a local authority but by the Pope. Life Early years Much of the inform ...

, honoured as a fighter against the "heathen hordes". He died in 973.

Panorama

References

External links

www.st.ulrich.tirol.gv.at
- town website

Cities and towns in Kitzbühel District {{Tyrol-geo-stub