Thaur

Thaur
Thaur
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°17′42″N 11°28′19″E / 47.29500°N 11.47194°E / 47.29500; 11.47194
CountryAustria
StateTyrol
DistrictInnsbruck Land
Government
 • MayorChristoph Walser
Area
 • Total
21.07 km2 (8.14 sq mi)
Elevation
633 m (2,077 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)
 • Total
3,979
 • Density188.8/km2 (489.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6065
Area code05223
Vehicle registrationIL
Websitewww.thaur.tirol.gv.at

Thaur is a municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 5 km east of Innsbruck between Rum, Austria and Hall in Tirol.

Settlement of the area probably began around 1000 BC but the location was mentioned as “Taurane” for the first time in 827 when the Innichen Abbey acquired land. Thaur is very religious even nowadays.