Jochberg is a municipality in the
Austria
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n state of
Tyrol
Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp ...
in the
Kitzbühel district. It is located is 8 km south of
Kitzbühel.
Population
Economy
There used to be
copper
Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from la, cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkis ...
mining in Jochberg, until it was ceased in 1625 for lack of profitability. Nowadays Jochberg is part of the
Kitzbühel ski resort
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports. In Europe, most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area – a mountainous area with pistes (ski trails) and a ski lift system. In Nort ...
, connecting the Kitzbühel skiing area to the slopes west of the
Pass Thurn.
References
External links
Kitzbühel Alps
Cities and towns in Kitzbühel District
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