Weer

This article is about the municipality in the district of Schwaz, Tyrol, Austria. For other uses, see WEER (disambiguation).
Weer
Municipality
Coat of arms of Weer
Coat of arms
Weer is located in Austria
Weer
Weer
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°18′19″N 11°38′44″E / 47.30528°N 11.64556°E / 47.30528; 11.64556
CountryAustria
StateTyrol
DistrictSchwaz
Government
 • MayorFranz Unterlechner
Area
[1]
 • Total
5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Elevation
558 m (1,831 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total
1,539
 • Density270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6116
Area code+43 5224
Vehicle registrationSZ
Websitewww.weer.at

Weer is a municipality in the district of Schwaz in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It lies in the east of the Weerbach.

Until World War II Weer was a farming village. After World War II, due to developing industrialisation in the peripherals (mainly Schwaz and Innsbruck) it became much bigger. The area of Weer is 561 ha, of which 330 ha are used for extended agriculture.

The first settlers were Illyrian, later house names also refer to presence of Romans. For four centuries Weer then was located in the Roman province of Rhaetia.

The village is named first in 1075, its name derives from a Celtic-Illyrian root. Around 1500, because of the enormous silver mining industry in Schwaz, the outlying villages were also explored for natural resources. Thus, a small gold washery was established in Weer. The crest of the village still shows a gold washing tool at the bottom.

References

  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.
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