Mühlbach Im Pinzgau
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Mühlbach im Pinzgau is a village and a cadastral parish (''
Katastralgemeinde A cadastral community (or cadastre community, cadastral r cadastremunicipality, cadastral r cadastrecommune,Problémy s překladem termínu „katastrální území“ do angličtiny. in: Geodetický a kartografický Obzor. Český úřad zeměm ...
'') within the municipality of
Bramberg am Wildkogel Bramberg am Wildkogel is a municipality in the district of Zell am See (Pinzgau region), in the state of Salzburg, Austria. The town lies at the south foot of the high Wildkogel mountain. The town's average elevation is . History In ancient time ...
. The village lies within
Zell am See District 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 ...
in the western part of the Austrian state of
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.


Geography

The cadastral community lies in the
Upper Pinzgau Upper may refer to: * Shoe upper or ''vamp'', the part of a shoe on the top of the foot * Stimulant, drugs which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical function or both * ''Upper'', the original film title for the 2013 found fo ...
at the southern foot of the 2,225 m high Wildkogel in the municipality of Bramberg and west of the municipality of
Hollersbach im Pinzgau Hollersbach im Pinzgau () is a municipality in the district of Zell am See (Pinzgau region), in the state of Salzburg in Austria. The population (as of May 2001) is 1159. Overview Yearly, in the end of September, it holds a festival that celebra ...
. A stream of the same name flows through Mühlbach and it is one of the few tributaries in the Upper Pinzgau that empties into the
Salzach The Salzach (Austrian: saltsax ) is a river in Austria and Germany. It is in length and is a right tributary of the Inn (river), Inn, which eventually joins the Danube. Its drainage basin of comprises large parts of the Northern Limeston ...
river from the north. Its valley runs from the village of Mühlbach upstream in a curve, first in a northerly direction and then swings westwards behind the Wildkogel.


History

In ancient times the region was a mining centre for copper ore and Mühlbach im Pinzgau was the seat of a mining commission (''Berghauptmannschaft''). Mining in Mühlbach was first mentioned in 1425 in the records and was in the possession of the Mannlich family from
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in Bavaria until the mines were sold to the
archbishop of Salzburg The Archdiocese of Salzburg (; ) is a Latin Church, Latin rite archdiocese of the Catholic Church centered in Salzburg, Austria. It is also the principal diocese of the ecclesiastical province of Salzburg. The archdiocese is one of two Austrian ...
in 1638. In 1863 the mines were closed and subsequent attempts to reopen them failed. Nevertheless there are still numerous house and farm names that recall past mining functions, for example: ''Knappenstubn'', ''Öfner'', ''Grubenhüter'', ''Schmirber'', ''Verwalter'', ''Handelsschmied'' and more besides. Worth a visit is the building in which the former
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forestry commission was housed. Today, this building is the home of "Bramberg Mining Research" (''Bergbauforschung Bramberg''), a club that is concerned with the history of mining and, in particular, research into mining in the Upper Pinzgau.


Transport

The main road to the village is the B 165 federal highway. Local public transport services that stop in Mühlbach include buses of the
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and Austrian
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companies running between
Krimml Krimml is a municipality in Zell am See District, in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, in the Pinzgau region. Geography Krimml is situated on the Salzach river, at the southwestern rim of the upper (western) ''Pinzgau'' region near the bord ...
and
Zell am See Zell am See is the administrative capital of the Zell am See District in the Austrian state of Salzburg (state), Salzburg. Located in the Kitzbühel Alps, the town is an important tourist destination due to its Ski resort, ski resorts and shorel ...
, as well as the
Pinzgauer Lokalbahn The Pinzgauer Lokalbahn (formerly Pinzgaubahn or Krimmler Bahn) is a narrow-gauge railway in Salzburg in Austria. The railway follows the Salzach valley from Zell am See to Krimml through the Pinzgau mountains. The section between Mittersill and ...
, which enables connexions to the Austrian main line network in Zell am See.


Sport and leisure

The municipality of Bramberg, with just under 4,000 inhabitants, manages to field two football clubs, TSU Bramberg and SC Mühlbach. Both teams play in the 2nd Landesliga South which is the second highest league in the state of Salzburg. There is also a public open-air swimming pool in Mühlbach and various winter sports facilities. In addition the village lies on the
Tauern Cycleway The word ''Tauern'' () is German and originally meant 'high mountain pass' in the Austrian Central Alps, referring to the many bridleways and passes of the parallel side valleys of the River Salzach that cut into the mountain ranges. From the Mid ...
, an Austrian long-distance
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