Jochberg, Tyrol

Jochberg
Coat of arms of Jochberg Coat of arms
Jochberg Location within Austria
Coordinates:
Country	Austria
State	Tyrol
District	Kitzbühel
Government
• Mayor	Heinz Leitner (SPÖ)
Area
• Total	87.8 km2 (33.9 sq mi)
Elevation	923 m (3,028 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)
• Total	1,554
• Density	18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	6373
Area code	05355
Vehicle registration	KB
Website	www.jochberg.tirol.gv.at

Jochberg is a municipality in the Austrian state of Tyrol in the Kitzbühel district. It is located is 8 km south of Kitzbühel.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	981	—
1880	916	−6.6%
1890	939	+2.5%
1900	949	+1.1%
1910	925	−2.5%
1923	1,141	+23.4%
1934	1,130	−1.0%
1939	1,141	+1.0%
1951	1,290	+13.1%
1961	1,351	+4.7%
1971	1,469	+8.7%
1981	1,535	+4.5%
1991	1,461	−4.8%
2001	1,540	+5.4%
2011	1,560	+1.3%

Economy

There used to be copper mining in Jochberg, until it was ceased in 1625 for lack of profitability. Nowadays Jochberg is part of the Kitzbühel ski resort, connecting the Kitzbühel skiing area to the slopes west of the Pass Thurn.