Eiblschrofen
The Eiblschrofen is a mountain near Schwaz in Tyrol ( Austria ). He makes about Castle Freundsberg the most distinctive appearance above Schwaz. The Eiblschrofen is a wooded hilltop north-east of the Mehrerkopf ( 1666 m ) and the Kellerjoch ( 2344 m ), which became famous throughout Austria as a result of the 1999 landslide.
Rock fall 1999
On July 10, 1999, a series of rock falls from the west face of the Eiblschrofen began. In a few days, around 150,000 m³ of rock broke off and, according to geologists, acutely threatened the population of the Schwaz district of Ried below. A crisis team was formed to decide on the evacuation of the district. Due to the range estimate of the falling masses , which were calculated using the embankment model , the evacuation of 250 people in phase I was absolutely necessary.
On the basis of geodetic , geophysical and geological observations, the hazard situation was continuously reassessed and development forecasts made. These results were also the basis for the construction of two containment dams. As construction progressed, the evacuation could be gradually withdrawn. On November 3, 1999, the last residential buildings were settled again.
Mining in Schwaz - then and now
The mining industry in Schwaz began about 1500 BC. And is proven by porcelain finds.
Web links
- Eiblschrofen: 15 years after the rock fall (Land Tirol)
Coordinates: 47 ° 20 ′ 55 " N , 11 ° 44 ′ 28" E