St. Gertraudi
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| Basic data | |||
| Pole. District , state | Kufstein (KU), Tyrol | ||
| Judicial district | Rattenberg | ||
| Pole. local community | Reith im Alpbachtal ( KG Reith) | ||
| Locality | Reith im Alpbachtal | ||
| Coordinates | 47 ° 24 '26 " N , 11 ° 50' 48" E | ||
| height | 527 m above sea level A. | ||
| Post Code | 6235 Reith im Alpbachtal | ||
| prefix | + 43/5337 | ||
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| Counting district / district | Reith im Alpbachtal-NW (70522 000) | ||
 St. Gertraudi with Kropfsberg from the northeast |
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| Source: STAT : index of places ; BEV : GEONAM ; TIRIS | |||
St. Gertraudi is a district of the municipality of Reith im Alpbachtal in the Kufstein district , Tyrol ( Austria ).
The place is located south of the Inn in the Lower Inn Valley at 527 meters above sea level and is also called "Gai" by the locals. St. Gertraudi borders on Strass im Zillertal to the west and Brixlegg to the east .
history
The area of St. Gertraudi was probably settled early, as is indicated by finds from the Bronze and Roman Ages. The decisive factor for the early settlement was probably the strategically favorable geographical location - after all, both the Inn and the roads of the Inn and Zillertal could be controlled from here. What is certain is that the Romans maintained the Masciacum road station in the area of the village .
In the first half of the 12th century, Archbishop Konrad I of Salzburg had a castle built on the Kropfsberg, a 70 m high rock above St. Gertraudi. It served the Salzburg archbishops primarily as a court and administrative seat, as well as a border fortress to secure their possessions in the Zillertal.
The parish church of St. Gertraudi was built in the late 13th / early 14th century. First mentioned in a document in 1359, one reason for the construction of the church was the increasing importance of St. Gertraudis as an important transshipment point for the Inn shipping . At that time there was already a large Lower Inn Valley farmers' market in St. Gertraudi.
In the 15th century mining started in St. Gertraudi in the area of the Reither Kogel (1336 m). Until the 19th century, silver and copper mining was predominantly carried out. For a long time the mine was considered to be the largest silver and copper mine in Tyrol after Schwaz .
During the Second World War , the mine tunnels were converted into an underground production facility for tetraethyl lead production for the production of jet fuel. The plan was to build an above-ground infrastructure such as crew quarters and access roads, as well as underground work such as excavating additional tunnels and installing an inclined elevator. However, production did not start until the Allied invasion in the spring of 1945.
Even today there are numerous minerals in the Gertraud tunnel in St. Gertraudi, especially larger deposits of barite . However, mining has so far been stopped because it is considered unprofitable.
Attractions
- A variant of the Way of St. James runs north through St. Gertraudi. A Jacobean niche is located at the local (baroque) branch church of St. Gertraudi.
- The ruins of Kropfsberg Castle have been preserved. The castle ruins are privately owned, a tour is possible by appointment.
literature
- Martin Reiter: St. Gertraudi. The story of a Lower Inn Valley village . ISBN 978-3850930147