The Bezirk Schwaz is an administrative district (''
Bezirk
The German term ''Bezirk'' (plural ''Bezirke'', derived from la, circulus, "circle") translated as "district" can refer to the following types of administrative divisions:
* '' Stadtbezirk'', a subdivision of a city in the sense of a borough (e ...
'') in
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 ...
,
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
. It borders
Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...
(
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
) in the north, the districts of
Kufstein
Kufstein (; Central Bavarian: ''Kufstoa'') is a town in the Austrian state of Tyrol, the administrative seat of Kufstein District. With a population of about 19,600 it is the second largest Tyrolean town after the state capital Innsbruck. The great ...
,
Kitzbühel
Kitzbühel (, also: ; ) is a medieval town situated in the Kitzbühel Alps along the river Kitzbüheler Ache in Tyrol, Austria, about east of the state capital Innsbruck and is the administrative centre of the Kitzbühel district (). Kitzbühel ...
and
Pinzgau
The Bezirk Zell am See is an administrative district (''Bezirk'') in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Pinzgau region ().
The area of the district is , with a population of 84,124 (May 15, 2001), and population dens ...
(
Salzburg
Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872.
The town is on the site of the ...
) in the east,
South Tyrol
it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol
, settlement_type = Autonomous province
, image_skyline =
, image_alt ...
(
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
) in the south, and the
Innsbruck-Land
The Bezirk Innsbruck-Land is an administrative district (''Bezirk'') in Tyrol, Austria. It encloses the Statutarstadt Innsbruck, and borders Bavaria (Germany) in the north, the district Schwaz in the east, South Tyrol in Italy to the south, and th ...
district in the west.
Area of the district is 1,887.49 km², with a population of 79,511 (January 1, 2012), and population density of 42 persons per km². Administrative center of the district is
Schwaz
Schwaz () is a city in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is the administrative center of the Schwaz district. Schwaz is located in the lower Inn valley.
Location
Schwaz lies in the middle of the Lower Inn Valley at the foot of the Kellerjoch and ...
.
Geography
The district comprises a part of the lower
Inn
Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also provided accommo ...
valley, the complete
Zillertal
The Ziller Valley (german: Zillertal) is a valley in Tyrol, Austria that is drained by the Ziller River. It is the widest valley south of the Inn Valley (german: Inntal) and lends its name to the Zillertal Alps, the strongly glaciated section of t ...
valley with its tributary valleys (like the
Tuxertal
The Tuxertal is a valley located in Tyrol, Austria. A side valley of the Zillertal, from which it branches at Mayrhofen, the Tuxertal is about 13 km long and accessible on the Tuxer Straße (Tux Road). From Mayrhofen () to Hintertux (1500&nb ...
), and the
Achental valley with the
Achensee
Lake Achen (german: Achensee) is a lake north of Jenbach in Tyrol, Austria. It is the largest lake within the federal state, and has a maximal depth of 133 metres. Together with the Achen Valley it parts the Karwendel mountain range in the west f ...
. Mountain ranges within the district include the
Tux Alps
The Tux Alps (german: Tuxer Alpen) or Tux Prealps (''Tuxer Voralpen'') are a sub-group of the Austrian Central Alps, which in turn form part of the Eastern Alps within Central Europe. They are located entirely within the Austrian federal state of ...
,
Zillertal Alps
The Zillertal Alps ( it, Alpi Aurine; german: Zillertaler Alpen) are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps on the border of Austria and Italy.
Name
The range is named after the Zillertal (Ziller river valley) on its north.
Geography
The ...
,
Kitzbühel Alps
The Kitzbühel Alps (german: Kitzbüheler Alpen or ''Kitzbühler Alpen'') are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps surrounding the town of Kitzbühel in Tyrol, Austria. Geologically they are part of the western slate zone (greywacke zone) ...
, the
Karwendel
The Karwendel is the largest mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps. The major part belongs to the Austrian federal state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol, while the adjacent area in the north is part of Bavaria, Germany. Four mountain chain, chain ...
and the
Rofan
The Brandenberg Alps (german: Brandenberger Alpen) are a sub-group of the Northern Limestone Alps, that run in front of the Eastern Alps for their whole length. They lie entirely in Austria between Achensee in Tyrol (state), Tyrol, the Inn Valley ...
.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into 39
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
:
*
Achenkirch
Achenkirch is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian 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 histo ...
(2,156)
*
Aschau im Zillertal
Aschau im Zillertal is a Municipality (Austria), municipality in the Schwaz (district), Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol.
Geography
Aschau lies in a narrow neck of the Ziller valley on both sides of the river.
Referen ...
(1,732)
*
Brandberg (348)
*
Bruck am Ziller
Bruck am Ziller is a Municipality (Austria), municipality in the Schwaz (district), Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol. The name derives from the river Ziller.
Geography
Bruck lies at the entrance to the Ziller valley ea ...
(993)
*
Buch bei Jenbach
Buch in Tirol is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol.
The name of the municipality was changed from ''Buch bei Jenbach'' in June 2010.
Geography
Buch lies in the lower Inn
Inns are generally establishments or ...
(2,549)
*
Eben am Achensee
Eben am Achensee is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol.
Geography
Eben lies in the Achen valley on the shores of the Achensee above the lower Inn
Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers ...
(2,849)
*
Finkenberg
Finkenberg is a Municipality (Austria), municipality in the Schwaz (district), Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol.
Geography
Finkenberg lies about 3 km southwest of Mayrhofen at the entrance to the Tuxer valley.
Sights ...
(1,510)
*
Fügen
Fügen is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian 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 historica ...
(3,838)
*
Fügenberg
Fügenberg is a Municipality (Austria), municipality in the Schwaz (district), Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol.
Tourism
St. Pancras Church, built from 1494 to 1497 in the Gothic style, is worth visiting. The Fügen- ...
(1,341)
*
Gallzein
Gallzein is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol.
Geography
Gallzein lies on a terrace of the Lower Inn Valley in the foothills of the Alps
The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . a ...
(598)
*
Gerlos
Gerlos is a Municipality (Austria), municipality with 793 inhabitants (as of Jan. 2019) in Schwaz (district), Schwaz district of the Austrian state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol. The village is popular with skiing tourists, mainly families, as there is e ...
(786)
*
Gerlosberg
Gerlosberg is a Municipality (Austria), municipality in the Schwaz (district), Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol.
Geography
Gerlosberg lies east of Rohrberg, Austria, Rohrberg. In the southern part of the municipality, ...
(483)
*
Hainzenberg
Hainzenberg is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol.
Geography
Hainzenberg lies southeast of Zell am Ziller
Zell am Ziller is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The name derives ...
(687)
*
Hart im Zillertal
Hart im Zillertal is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol.
Geography
Hart lies across from Fügen
Fügen is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol
Tyrol (; historically the Tyr ...
(1,510)
*
Hippach
Hippach is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian 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 historic ...
(1,376)
*
Jenbach
Jenbach is a municipality in the district of Schwaz in the Austrian state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol.
Etymology
Many inhabitants of Jenbach believe that the name "Jenbach" is derived from "Jenseits des Baches", which means "Beyond the brook", how ...
(6,851)
*
Kaltenbach (1,229)
*
Mayrhofen
Mayrhofen is a town in the Zillertal (Ziller river valley) in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is located approximately an hour from the Tyrolean capital city of Innsbruck.
Population
Tourism
The town offers a variety of summer and winter sports ...
(3,821)
*
Pill
Pill or The Pill may refer to:
Drugs
* Pill (pharmacy), referring to anything small for a specific dose of medicine
* "The Pill", a general nickname for the combined oral contraceptive pill
Film and television
* ''The Pill'' (film), a 2011 fil ...
(1,112)
*
Ramsau im Zillertal
Ramsau im Zillertal is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian 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 ...
(1,570)
*
Ried im Zillertal (1,225)
*
Rohrberg (533)
*
Schlitters
Schlitters is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian 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 histo ...
(1,400)
*
Schwaz
Schwaz () is a city in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is the administrative center of the Schwaz district. Schwaz is located in the lower Inn valley.
Location
Schwaz lies in the middle of the Lower Inn Valley at the foot of the Kellerjoch and ...
(13,058)
*
Schwendau
Schwendau (Pronunciation:''shven-dau'') is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. First mentioned in 1200 as “''Swentowe''” (clearing of a pasture). The original meaning of this name is also illustrated on the emb ...
(1,608)
*
Stans
Stans () is the capital of the canton of Nidwalden (Nidwald) in Switzerland.
The official language of Stans is German (spoken there in the variety of Swiss Standard German), but the main language is the local variant of Alemannic Swiss German. ...
(1,930)
*
Steinberg am Rofan
Steinberg am Rofan is a municipality and a small village in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The main economic factors are tourism and agriculture.
As of 2022, the municipality had 288 inhabitants plus tourists.
... "am Rofan" ...
(295)
*
Strass im Zillertal
Strass im Zillertal is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian 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 ...
(840)
*
Stumm
Stumm is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian 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 historical ...
(1,807)
*
Stummerberg (841)
*
Terfens (2,082)
*
Tux
Black tie is a semi-formal wear, semi-formal Western dress code for evening events, originating in British and American conventions for clothing, attire in the 19th century. In British English, the dress code is often referred to synecdochically ...
(1,932)
*
Uderns (1,663)
*
Vomp
Vomp is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol.
Population
See also
* St. Georgenberg-Fiecht Abbey
ST, St, or St. may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Stanza, in poetry
* Suicidal Tendencies, an American ...
(4,661)
*
Weer
Weer is a municipality in the district of Schwaz in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It lies in the east of the ''Weerbach''.
Until World War II Weer was a farming village. After World War II, due to developing industrialisation in the peripherals ...
(1,545)
*
Weerberg
Weerberg is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol.
Geography
Important peaks in the parish territory are the 2,762 m high Rastkogel and the 2,506 m high Gilfert
The Gilfert is a peak in the Tux Alps. It is the m ...
(2,337)
*
Wiesing
Wiesing is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol.
Geography
Wiesing lies in the lower Inn valley north of the Inn at the entrance to the Ziller
The Ziller () is a right tributary to the Inn, in the Zillertal in Tyr ...
(2,039)
*
Zell am Ziller
Zell am Ziller is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The name derives from the river Ziller.
Climate
Population
Facilities
The Zillertal Arena was formed in 2000 from a merger of the ski area
A ski area i ...
(1,743)
*
Zellberg
Zellberg is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol.
Geography
Zellberg lies in the upper Ziller valley on the left bank of the Ziller next to Zell am Ziller
Zell am Ziller is a municipality in the Schwaz district in ...
(633)
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