Sellrain

Sellrain
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Sellrain Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°12′48″N 11°12′50″E
Country	Austria
State	Tyrol
District	Innsbruck Land
Government
• Mayor	Benedikt Singer
Area
• Total	62 km2 (24 sq mi)
Elevation	909 m (2,982 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	1,333
• Density	22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 2 (CEST)
Postal code	6181
Area code	05230
Vehicle registration	IL
Website	www.sellrain.tirol.gv.at

Sellrain is a municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 14.40 km (8.95 mi) southwest of Innsbruck in the Sellrain Valley. The River Melach and its tributary the Fotscherbach flow through it. Most inhabitants are farmers and also have another job in the neighboring Innsbruck. There are two Catholic churches in the village St. Quirin and St. Anna. They are both over 300 years old.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	779	—
1880	712	−8.6%
1890	716	0.6%
1900	719	0.4%
1910	744	3.5%
1923	728	−2.2%
1934	875	20.2%
1939	879	0.5%
1951	947	7.7%
1961	1,069	12.9%
1971	1,157	8.2%
1981	1,189	2.8%
1991	1,268	6.6%
2001	1,362	7.4%
2011	1,338	−1.8%

History

The first settlement developed around the ferruginous healing spring Rothenbrunn, which was used by Innsbruck nobles and citizens since the Middle Ages. The place name is first mentioned in a document dated 1271 as Selrain. The origin of the name is disputed. It may be based on the ancient field name *selia ('Sennhütte'). In any case, the name is pre-Roman.