Schwaz: Pillberg, Silberregion Karwendel - Kellerjoch Speichersee
Few places in Tyrol have a history as closely tied to silver mining as Schwaz. In the late Middle Ages, its mines ranked among Europe’s most productive, bringing the Fugger family and lasting prosperity to the town on the Inn. South of the river, the slopes of the Tux Alps rise towards Kellerjoch, above the Pillberg district. This high ground belongs to the Silberregion Karwendel, an area named for Schwaz’s mining heritage. Schwaz’s centre is marked by the Parish Church of the Assumption, a substantial Gothic building from the town’s mining-era heyday. The contrast between the busy Inn Valley and the wooded mountain slopes gives Schwaz a distinctly Tyrolean setting.
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Stadt Schwaz straddles the lower slopes of the Kellerjoch and the Inn Valley in Tyrol, a position that connected the town to Alpine mining country and trade routes along the Inn River. Silver and copper transformed Schwaz into one of Europe’s leading mining centres in the late Middle Ages, leaving a legacy explored today at the Schwaz Silver Mine. The Gothic parish church, with its unusual four-aisled interior, reflects the prosperity of that era. Above the town, the Tux Alps rise towards the Kellerjoch, while the broad Inn Valley leads east and west through Tyrol. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Schwaz and the Inn Valley.
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