Schwendt
Coordinates47°38′00″N 12°24′00″E
CountryAustria
StateTyrol
DistrictKitzbühel
Parts stylepara
MayorSebastian Haunholter
Elevation702 m
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
Time zone (DST)CEST (UTC+2)
Registration plateKB
Postal code6385
Area code05375
Websitewww.riskommunal.net/
schwendt

Schwendt is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 17 km north of Kitzbühel and 6 km below Kössen.

The name of the village comes from the old word "schwenden" (meaning to grub-up).

Agriculture and tourism are its main sources of income.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869394—
1880398+1.0%
1890413+3.8%
1900388−6.1%
1910352−9.3%
1923368+4.5%
1934364−1.1%
1939346−4.9%
1951421+21.7%
1961479+13.8%
1971568+18.6%
1981591+4.0%
1991673+13.9%
2001763+13.4%
2011796+4.3%