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yumyum Says: It was first mentioned in 1128. The adjoing church was only built in 1634. There is a museum in the tower. Open April till October daily except Thursday from 10-17.00.
hdv63 Says: Saturday, Augutst 4th 2007. Summer party at the Pfundsplatz in Schwaz. In the first weekends of August there are parties everywhere, in towns, in villages and in the mountains too..........
hdv63 Says: At the north-eastside of the church this colourful house is to be found
hdv63 Says: Behind the curch is a park with arcades; it's worth to visit this place
ardnas67 Says: on a rainy day all the tourist of Tirol thougt:"lets go dig up some silver". I mean: it was a long time waiting before we went into the mine. For people with claustrophobia it is not so nice. Firtst you go in a very small train, keep legs and arms inside please, and for 15...
LeatherBikerGene Says: Swarovski Crystal Worlds
Silvermine regulation clothing
William1982 Says: You even get to wear one of these outfits to go into the mine, the hat is very very necessary!!!
William1982 Says: The reason to come to Schwaz is the silvermine. It's quite a distance from the railway station so make sure you don't get lost. The best way is to get a piece of paper and a pen and sketch the map that is at the railway station, including main streets, etc. Oh, and mind your...
yumyum Says: This lovely building is on the corner of Stadtplatz and also contains the tourist office.
yumyum Says: This old building is very much in decay and may be ripped down soon. On the outside wall you can read what famous people stayed there in the old days like i.e. Kaiser Ferdinand of Austria in 1849.
Cloister outside the Pfarrkirche
yumyum Says: This cloister that goes along two sides of the park has lots of grave plates on the walls. The garden itself used to be a cemetary which was transfered outside as it became too small.
yumyum Says: This church was finished in 1502. It is very beautiful. Sometimes there are concerts inside.
yumyum Says: Inside this church you can see only a few painted windows. Reason is that all the others where distroyed in WWII and these are the only ones left.The inside of the church is very beautiful and a nice place to have a rest.
Gasthaus Sumperer: WAY UP the mountain!
LeatherBikerGene Says: Great view; heated pool in summer Great views; heated pool in summer.
Zillertaler Sennerei G´schäftl: Have some Tyrolian cheese
lotharscheer Says: It´s a shop selling cheese and other milk products, where you also can sit and eat some light snacks. "Grauer Käs" a tyrolian cheese made from skimmed milk, eat it in a roll with pepper and salt (€ 1,50-2 depending on wight) or with vinegar and onions.
lotharscheer Says: Bus 1, 3 and 4 from train station to the center, Bus 1 and 2 from the center to the "Schau Silberbergwerk" (silver mine), bus 2 also near the Burg Freundsberg (but you still have to climb the hill), bus 3 also to Kloster Fiecht.
LeatherBikerGene Says: CRYSTAL and lots of it! CRYSTAL and lots of it! A LOT!!!
yumyum Says: The tourist information is located in the Rathaus. They are closed over lunch time.You can get online info at www.schwaz-info.at
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The tourist information is located in the Rathaus. They are closed over lunch time.You can get online info at www.schwaz-info.at
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Q: How far is the walk from the rail station to the silver mine?
A: VT member William1982 has an answer here: http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/5e2ce/4ec34/4/ You might want to write him to ask more details.
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Schwaz is one of the oldest towns in Austria. Quite a few buildings are from the 16th century. The fame came from the silver pits. In the old days it was the biggest silver town in the world. There...
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Schwaz has a nice old centre, but is specially known as "Silberstadt" (Silvertown) because of the sivermines. More information about Schwaz and the region is at: http://www.schwaz.at/content/index.php...
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Located not far from Innsbruck is Schwaz, a typical Austrian town with mountains on the horizon and a river flowing nearby. The main reason for coming to Schwaz is the silvermine built deep within a...
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Schwaz became important with the discovery of silver. In the heyday of mining in the 15th and 16 Schwaz century was considered the largest mining city in Europe with 20,000 inhabitants (13,000 today)...
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Little town close to Innsbruck
I went there for a business meeting and found it to be a quite beautiful place.
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