 kitzbÃ¼hel () is a small medieval town in tyrol, austria and the administrative centre of the kitzbÃ¼hel district (bezirk). it has a population of 8,134 (as of 1 january 2013). the town is situated in the kitzbÃ¼hel alps about  east of the state capital of innsbruck. it is a ski resort of international renown. == geography == kitzbÃ¼hel, situated on the kitzbÃ¼heler ache river, is a large valley town with most of its centre car-free, and with a large selection of up-market shops and cafes. the town borough is subdivided into the municipalities of: am horn, aschbachbichl, badhaussiedlung, bichlach, ecking, felseneck, griesenau, griesenauweg, gundhabing, hagstein, hausstatt, henntal, jodlfeld, kaps, mÃ¼hlau, obernau, schattberg, seereith, siedlung frieden, am sonnberg, sonnenhoffeld, staudach, stockerdÃ¶rfl and zephirau. kitzbÃ¼hel's neighbouring municipalities are: aurach bei kitzbÃ¼hel, jochberg, kirchberg in tirol, oberndorf in tirol, reith bei kitzbÃ¼hel, st. johann in tirol and fieberbrunn. ===climate===  ==history== ===earliest people=== the first known settlers were illyrians mining copper in the hills around kitzbÃ¼hel between 1100 and 800 bc. around 15 bc, the romans under emperor augustus extended their empire to include the alps and established the province of noricum. after the fall of the western roman empire, bavarii settled in the kitzbÃ¼hel region around 800 and started clearing forests. ===middle ages=== in the 12th century, the name chizbuhel is mentioned for the first time in a document belongi
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