Sankt Ulrich Am Pillersee
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Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee is a
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in the
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district, in midwestern
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, and is located northeast of
Kitzbühel Kitzbühel (, also: ; ) is a town rights, medieval town situated in the Kitzbühel Alps along the river Kitzbüheler Ache in Tyrol (state), Tyrol, Austria, about east of the state capital Innsbruck and is the administrative centre of the Kitzbüh ...
as well as west of
Sankt Johann in Tirol Sankt Johann in Tirol, called Sainihåns () in the local dialect, is a Market town#German-language area, market municipality in the Kitzbühel (district), Kitzbühel district of Tyrol (state), Tyrol, Austria. In the regional ductus (linguistics), ...
.


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-Bishop of Augsburg in the Holy Roman Empire. He was the first saint to be canonised not by a local authority but by a Pope. Life Early year ...
, 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