Zillertal

Coordinates: 47°20′N 11°52′E / 47.333°N 11.867°E / 47.333; 11.867
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Uderns in the Ziller Valley

The Ziller Valley

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 the Alps in which it lies.[4] The Tux Alps lie to its west, while the lower grass peaks of the Kitzbühel Alps
are found to the east.

The Ziller Valley is one of the valley areas in Tyrol most visited by tourists.[4] Its largest settlement is Mayrhofen.

Geography

Zillertal Alps: south face of Olperer

The Ziller Valley branches from the Inn trench near

Salzburg
, branch off.

Unlike other side valleys of the Inntal, the Ziller Valley rises constantly, but only marginally, from one end to the other – only about 100 m over 30 km. Permanent settlements cover about 9% of the entire area of the Ziller Valley municipalities.

History

Near the

archeological finds from middle Stone Age. The oldest remains of settlements in the Ziller Valley date back to the Illyrians during the late Bronze and early Iron Ages – a tribe from the Balkan Peninsula who were absorbed in that area by the Bavarians (Baiuvarii
).

The earliest written record of the Ziller Valley dates from 889, when

Salzburg Diocese
, while churches on the left bank have red towers and belong to Innsbruck Diocese.

In 1248, the land west of the Ziller was acquired by the

Habsburgs, the Ziller Valley was united under Emperor Maximilian
and put under joint Tyrolean/Salzburgian rule.

In 1805, the

Treaty of Pressburg ended the War of the Third Coalition and forced Austria to cede Tyrol to Bavaria. For the purposes of this treaty, the Ziller Valley was considered part of Salzburg and thus remained with Austria. The people of the Ziller Valley nevertheless joined Andreas Hofer's Tyrolean Rebellion of 1809 in the Battle of the Ziller Bridge (14 May). Later that year, the insurrection was defeated and the Ziller Valley briefly became Bavarian until the Congress of Vienna
in 1814/1815.

The Ziller Valley c. 1898

While the relatively lenient stance of the archbishops of Salzburg had allowed the creation of small pockets of

Erdmannsdorf (now Mysłakowice
in western Poland).

In 1902, the

ropeway conveyor
of more than 9 km length was used to transport the ore to the Ziller Valley Railway goods station in the valley below.

The Ziller Valley was known for its itinerant tradesmen, "farm doctors" and singing families. In the second half of the 19th century refuge huts were erected and trails established as climbing became a mass sport. The development of the area for tourism began in 1953/1954 with the construction of the Gerlosstein ski region, today the Zillertal Arena, which was soon followed by other lifts and the opening of the Mayrhofner Penkenbahn in 1954. The use of water power took off in the 1970s.

Economy

Ziller Valley Railway
in 2007

In the second half of the 20th century, after the end of mining in the valley, tourism became the area's dominant economic activity. In 2003, tourists stayed a total of 6 million nights in the valley, mostly during winter sports holidays. Following a phase of mergers by building connecting lifts during the 1990s and early 2000s, there are now four big ski areas, the largest of which is the Zillertal Arena, and three smaller satellite areas in the valley. Combined, they offer a total of more than 170 lifts and more than 630 km of downhill slopes.

Traditional agriculture – mostly cattle, dairy and some sheep farming on the Alm pastures – is still widespread and the large

GWh
per year.

Culture

The Ziller Valley is particularly renowned for its musical tradition. For instance, several families of travelling singers and organ builders from the valley have been credited with spreading the

Volksmusik and pop
.

Religion

Catholic Church

The majority of the population belongs to the Catholic Church, which plays an important role in socio-cultural life.[6]

Protestantism

After the

Protestant movement developed in the Ziller Valley. There was animosity from the side of the Catholic Church, culminating in the forced exodus of Ziller Valley Protestants in 1837.[7] Today, some smaller Protestant congregations exist in Mayrhofen,[8] Jenbach[9] and Schwaz
.

Gallery

  • Berliner Hütte
    Berliner Hütte
  • Neue Post in Mayrhofen
    Neue Post in Mayrhofen
  • Mainstreet in Mayrhofen
    Mainstreet in Mayrhofen
  • Mainstreet in Mayrhofen
    Mainstreet in Mayrhofen
  • Hintertux Glacier
    Hintertux Glacier
  • Pfitscherjochhaus and the Jochsee
    Pfitscherjochhaus and the Jochsee

See also

References

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  4. ^ a b "Zillertal". Encyclopedia of Austria. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  5. ISBN 978-3-7030-0469-8
  6. ^ Salzburg 2016 - Warum die Kirchtürme im Zillertal grün und rot sind. Tiroler Tageszeitung, 2015.
  7. ^ Der geschichtliche Ablauf der Auswanderung aus dem Zillertal. In: 1837-auswanderer.de. Zillertaler Auswanderer 1837. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  8. ^ Free Evangelical Church in Mayrhofen
  9. ^ Evangelical Church Jenbach

External links

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Ziller Valley.

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