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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 Eiblschrofen mountains. It is located approximately east of Innsbruck. The city covers an area of . Neighbouring communities include: Buch bei Jenbach, Fügenberg, Gallzein, Pill, Stans, and Vomp. History Schwaz has been firstly mentioned as „Sûates“ in deed dating back to 930–1. The Counts of Tyrol guarded Schwaz from nearby Burg Freundsberg. At the town's height during the 15th and 16th centuries, it was an important silver mining center, providing mineral wealth for both the Fugger banking family and, through them, for the Austrian emperors. During this period, its population of about 20,000 inhabitants made it the second largest city in the Austrian Empire, after Vienna. Schwaz received its city rights in 1898 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stans, Tyrol
Stans is a Municipality (Austria), municipality in the Schwaz (district), Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol. It is located in the Inn River, Inn valley, some 3 km away from Schwaz. References Gallery Image:Stans (Tyrol) 'Herz Jesu' church (19th cent.).jpg, The ''Herz Jesu'' church (19th century) Image:Stans (Tyrol) 'Laurentius'_curch_(elder one).jpg, The old church of St. Laurence Image:Stans (Tyrol) from N, Laurentius church (elder, left) and 'Herz Jesu' church, Eiblschrofen (background).jpg, St. Laurence's church (left) with the ''Herz Jesu'' church, and Eiblschrofen in the background Image:Wolfsklamm 2007a.jpg, :Commons:Wolfsklamm, Wolfsklamm gorge, from Stans to the St. Georgenberg-Fiecht Abbey, Georgenberg Cities and towns in Schwaz District {{Tyrol-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 () are some of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, stretching approximately across eight Alpine countries (from west to east): Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia. .... References Cities and towns in Schwaz District {{Tyrol-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fügenberg
Fügenberg is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Tourism St. Pancras Church, built from 1494 to 1497 in the Gothic style, is worth visiting. The Fügen-Fügenberg Region has two ski regions: the Spieljoch and Hochfügen. Besides its importance as a winter sport centre, Hochfügen is also the base for numerous mountain hikes, for example, to the 2,506 m high Gilfert The Gilfert is a peak in the Tux Alps. It is the most northerly extent of the Rastkogel Massif and can therefore be seen from almost anywhere in the Lower Inn Valley. Location and countryside The summit bears a large cross, as do the two nor ... or the 2,762 m high Rastkogel. It has two ski areas. References Cities and towns in Schwaz District {{Tyrol-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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 accomm ... valley south of the river. Notable people Hans Köchler (born 1948), philosopher References Cities and towns in Schwaz District {{Tyrol-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vomp
Vomp is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol Tyrol ( ; historically the Tyrole; ; ) is a historical region in the Alps of Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary, f .... Population See also * St. Georgenberg-Fiecht Abbey References External links * Cities and towns in Schwaz District {{Tyrol-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pill, Tyrol
Pill is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The 2024 Tour of the Alps passed through Pill on the 16th of April. Geography Pill lies in the Lower Inn Valley near 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 .... References Cities and towns in Schwaz District {{Tyrol-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwaz District
The Bezirk Schwaz is an administrative district (''Bezirk'') in Tyrol, Austria. It borders Bavaria (Germany) in the north, the districts of Kufstein, Kitzbühel and Pinzgau (Salzburg) in the east, South Tyrol (Italy) in the south, and the Innsbruck-Land 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. Geography The district comprises a part of the lower Inn valley, the complete Zillertal valley with its tributary valleys (like the Tuxertal), and the Achental valley with the Achensee. Mountain ranges within the district include the Tux Alps, Zillertal Alps, Kitzbühel Alps, the Karwendel and the Rofan. Administrative divisions The district is divided into 39 municipalities: * Achenkirch (2,156) * Aschau im Zillertal (1,732) * Brandberg (348) * Bruck am Ziller (993) * Buch bei Jenbach (2,549) * Eben am Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burg Freundsberg
Burg Freundsberg is a castle in Tyrol, Austria, that was constructed in the year of 1150 by the lords of Freundsberg. Burg Freundsberg is above sea level. Originally the castle consisted out of a single keep, which is still intact up to this date. The chapel next to it was built afterwards in the year 1177. In 1467 the castle was sold to Archduke Sigismund of Austria, who rebuilt the castle and called it ''Sigismundruh'' for the duration of his reign. From 1634 to 1637 on, the castle was retrofitted as a "castle church" or ''Schlosskirche''. (Not to be confused with the All Saints' Church, Wittenberg, which is also referred to as a Schlosskirche.) After passing to several other owners from 1812 on, Castle Freundsberg became a property of the municipality of Schwaz. They restored the castle from 1966 onwards. Since 1948 the castle is a museum where the history of the city Schwaz and the silver mining industry in this region is documented. See also *List of castles in Austria This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyrol (state)
Tyrol ( ; ; ) is an Austrian Provinces of Austria, federal state. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical County of Tyrol, Princely County of Tyrol. It is a constituent part of the present-day Euroregion Tyrol–South Tyrol–Trentino (together with South Tyrol and Trentino in Italy). The capital of Tyrol is Innsbruck. Geography Tyrol is separated into two parts, divided by a strip of Salzburg (federal state), Salzburg State. The two constituent parts of Tyrol are the northern and larger North Tyrol () and the southeastern and smaller East Tyrol ('). Salzburg State lies to the east of North Tyrol, while on the south Tyrol has a border to the Italy, Italian province of South Tyrol, which was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire before the First World War. With a land area of , Tyrol is the third-largest federal state in Austria. North Tyrol shares its borders with the federal states Salzburg in the east and Vorarlberg in the west. In the north, it adjoins the Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District (Austria)
A district ( ; Grammatical number#Overview, pl. ) is a second-level division of the executive (government), executive arm of the Austrian government. District offices are the primary point of contact between residents and the state for most acts of government that exceed municipal purview: Marriage in Austria, marriage licenses, Driving licence in Austria, driver licenses, passports, assembly permits, hunting permits, or dealings with public health officers for example all involve interaction with the district administrative authority (). Austrian constitutional law distinguishes two types of district administrative authority: *district commissions (), district administrative authorities that exist as stand-alone bureaus; *statutory cities ( or ), cities that have been vested with district administration functions in addition to their municipal responsibilities, i.e. district administrative authorities that only exist as a secondary role filled by something that primarily i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kellerjoch
The Kellerjoch is a 2,344 m-high mountain above the Inn valley near Schwaz in Tyrol Tyrol ( ; historically the Tyrole; ; ) is a historical region in the Alps of Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary, f ..., Austria. External links {{Commonscat ''tiris:''official map work Kellerjochbahn(with opening times) (New) Kellerjoch Hut(New) Kellerjoch Hut, postcard painted by Max Angerer (1877–1955) Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Tyrol (federal state) Two-thousanders of Austria Tux Alps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
