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Schwoich is a municipality in the Kufstein district in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 5.50 km south of Kufstein on the southern bank of the Inn River. The village has nine hamlets. Settlement of the area began in the 6th century but the community was mentioned for the first time as "Swiuch / Schweng" in 1280.

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Schwoich
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Municipality
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View of Schwoich
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Austria
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270
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Location within Austria
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Location within Kufstein district
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Country
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Austria
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State
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Tyrol
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District
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Kufstein

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Population
2548
Area
18.79
Elevation
583
Official website
www.schwoich.tirol.gv.at
Image
Schwoich St. Aegidius Scheffauer-1.jpg
Dialing code
05372
Licence plate code
KU
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Commons category
Schwoich
postal code
6334
email address
mailto:[email protected]
hashtag
Schwoich
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Schwoich is a municipality in the Kufstein district in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 5.50 km south of Kufstein on the southern bank of the Inn River. The village has nine hamlets. Settlement of the area began in the 6th century but the community was mentioned for the first time as "Swiuch / Schweng" in 1280.

The area became famous because of a large deposit of blueberries. Other important sources of income are cement industry and tourism (particularly associated with sport activities).

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