The Bezirk Schwaz is an administrative district (''

Bezirk The German term ''Bezirk'' (plural ''Bezirke'', derived from la, circulus, "circle") translated as "district" can refer to the following types of administrative divisions: * ''Stadtbezirk'', a subdivision of a city in the sense of a borough (e. ...

'') in

Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp ...

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

. It borders

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...

(

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

) in the north, the districts of

Kufstein Kufstein (; Central Bavarian: ''Kufstoa'') is a town in the Austrian state of Tyrol, the administrative seat of Kufstein District. With a population of about 19,600 it is the second largest Tyrolean town after the state capital Innsbruck. The great ...

Kitzbühel Kitzbühel (, also: ; ) is a medieval town situated in the Kitzbühel Alps along the river Kitzbüheler Ache in Tyrol, Austria, about east of the state capital Innsbruck and is the administrative centre of the Kitzbühel district (). Kitzbühel ...

and

Pinzgau The Bezirk Zell am See is an administrative district (''Bezirk'') in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Pinzgau region (). The area of the district is , with a population of 84,124 (May 15, 2001), and population dens ...

(

Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the ...

) in the east,

South Tyrol it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol , settlement_type = Autonomous province , image_skyline = , image_alt ...

(

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

) in the south, and the

Innsbruck-Land The Bezirk Innsbruck-Land is an administrative district ('' Bezirk'') in Tyrol, Austria. It encloses the Statutarstadt Innsbruck, and borders Bavaria (Germany) in the north, the district Schwaz in the east, South Tyrol in Italy to the south, and t ...

district in the west. Area of the district is 1,887.49 km², with a population of 79,511 (January 1, 2012), and population density of 42 persons per km². Administrative center of the district is

Schwaz Schwaz () is a city in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is the administrative center of the Schwaz district. Schwaz is located in the lower Inn valley. Location Schwaz lies in the middle of the Lower Inn Valley at the foot of the Kellerjoch a ...

Geography

The district comprises a part of the lower

Inn Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also provided accommo ...

valley, the complete

Zillertal The Ziller Valley (german: Zillertal) is a valley in 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 o ...

valley with its tributary valleys (like the

Tuxertal The Tuxertal is a valley located in Tyrol, Austria. A side valley of the Zillertal, from which it branches at Mayrhofen, the Tuxertal is about 13 km long and accessible on the Tuxer Straße (Tux Road). From Mayrhofen () to Hintertux (1500&n ...

), and the Achental valley with the

Achensee Lake Achen (german: Achensee) is a lake north of Jenbach in Tyrol, Austria. It is the largest lake within the federal state, and has a maximal depth of 133 metres. Together with the Achen Valley it parts the Karwendel mountain range in the west f ...

. Mountain ranges within the district include the

Tux Alps The Tux Alps (german: Tuxer Alpen) or Tux Prealps (''Tuxer Voralpen'') are a sub-group of the Austrian Central Alps, which in turn form part of the Eastern Alps within Central Europe. They are located entirely within the Austrian federal state o ...

Zillertal Alps The Zillertal Alps ( it, Alpi Aurine; german: Zillertaler Alpen) are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps on the border of Austria and Italy. Name The range is named after the Zillertal (Ziller river valley) on its north. Geography The ...

Kitzbühel Alps The Kitzbühel Alps (german: Kitzbüheler Alpen or ''Kitzbühler Alpen'') are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps surrounding the town of Kitzbühel in Tyrol, Austria. Geologically they are part of the western slate zone (greywacke zone) ...

, the

Karwendel The Karwendel is the largest mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps. The major part belongs to the Austrian federal state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol, while the adjacent area in the north is part of Bavaria, Germany. Four mountain chain, chain ...

and the

Rofan The Brandenberg Alps (german: Brandenberger Alpen) are a sub-group of the Northern Limestone Alps, that run in front of the Eastern Alps for their whole length. They lie entirely in Austria between Achensee in Tyrol (state), Tyrol, the Inn Valley ...

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into 39

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: *

Achenkirch Achenkirch is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was histo ...

(2,156) *

Aschau im Zillertal Aschau im Zillertal is a Municipality (Austria), municipality in the Schwaz (district), Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol. Geography Aschau lies in a narrow neck of the Ziller valley on both sides of the river. Referen ...

(1,732) * Brandberg (348) *

Bruck am Ziller Bruck am Ziller is a Municipality (Austria), municipality in the Schwaz (district), Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol. The name derives from the river Ziller. Geography Bruck lies at the entrance to the Ziller valley ea ...

(993) *

Buch bei Jenbach Buch in Tirol is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was hi ...

(2,549) *

Eben am Achensee Eben am Achensee is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Geography Eben lies in the Achen valley on the shores of the Achensee above the lower Inn Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers ...

(2,849) *

Finkenberg Finkenberg is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Geography Finkenberg lies about 3 km southwest of Mayrhofen at the entrance to the Tuxer valley. Sightseeing * Garnet Chapel near the Penken The Penken is a mo ...

(1,510) *

Fügen Fügen is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historica ...

(3,838) *

Fügenberg Fügenberg is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Tourism St. Pancras Church, built from 1494 to 1497 in the Gothic style, is worth visiting. The Fügen-Fügenberg Region has two ski regions: the Spieljoch and H ...

(1,341) *

Gallzein Gallzein is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Geography Gallzein lies on a terrace of the Lower Inn Valley in the foothills of the Alps The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . a ...

(598) *

Gerlos Gerlos is a Municipality (Austria), municipality with 793 inhabitants (as of Jan. 2019) in Schwaz (district), Schwaz district of the Austrian state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol. The village is popular with skiing tourists, mainly families, as there is e ...

(786) *

Gerlosberg Gerlosberg is a Municipality (Austria), municipality in the Schwaz (district), Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol. Geography Gerlosberg lies east of Rohrberg, Austria, Rohrberg. In the southern part of the municipality, ...

(483) *

Hainzenberg Hainzenberg is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Geography Hainzenberg lies southeast of Zell am Ziller Zell am Ziller is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The name derives ...

(687) *

Hart im Zillertal Hart im Zillertal is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Geography Hart lies across from Fügen Fügen is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyr ...

(1,510) *

Hippach Hippach is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historic ...

(1,376) *

Jenbach Jenbach is a municipality in the district of Schwaz in the Austrian state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol. Etymology Many inhabitants of Jenbach believe that the name "Jenbach" is derived from "Jenseits des Baches", which means "Beyond the brook", how ...

(6,851) * Kaltenbach (1,229) *

Mayrhofen Mayrhofen is a town in the Zillertal (Ziller river valley) in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is located approximately an hour from the Tyrolean capital city of Innsbruck. Population Tourism The town offers a variety of summer and winter spor ...

(3,821) *

Pill Pill or The Pill may refer to: Drugs * Pill (pharmacy), referring to anything small for a specific dose of medicine * "The Pill", a general nickname for the combined oral contraceptive pill Film and television * ''The Pill'' (film), a 2011 fil ...

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Ramsau im Zillertal Ramsau im Zillertal is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area ...

(1,570) * Ried im Zillertal (1,225) * Rohrberg (533) *

Schlitters Schlitters is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was histo ...

(1,400) *

(13,058) *

Schwendau Schwendau (Pronunciation:''shven-dau'') is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. First mentioned in 1200 as “''Swentowe''” (clearing of a pasture). The original meaning of this name is also illustrated on the emb ...

(1,608) *

Stans Stans () is the capital of the canton of Nidwalden (Nidwald) in Switzerland. The official language of Stans is German (spoken there in the variety of Swiss Standard German), but the main language is the local variant of Alemannic Swiss German. ...

(1,930) * Steinberg am Rofan (295) * Strass im Zillertal (840) *

Stumm Stumm is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historical ...

(1,807) * Stummerberg (841) * Terfens (2,082) *

Tux Black tie is a semi-formal wear, semi-formal Western dress code for evening events, originating in British and American conventions for clothing, attire in the 19th century. In British English, the dress code is often referred to synecdochically ...

(1,932) * Uderns (1,663) *

Vomp Vomp is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historicall ...

(4,661) *

Weer Weer is a municipality in the district of Schwaz in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It lies in the east of the ''Weerbach''. Until World War II Weer was a farming village. After World War II, due to developing industrialisation in the peripherals ...

(1,545) *

Weerberg Weerberg is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Geography Important peaks in the parish territory are the 2,762 m high Rastkogel and the 2,506 m high Gilfert The Gilfert is a peak in the Tux Alps. It is the m ...

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Wiesing Wiesing is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Geography Wiesing lies in the lower Inn valley north of the Inn at the entrance to the Ziller The Ziller () is a right tributary to the Inn, in the Zillertal in Tyr ...

(2,039) *

Zell am Ziller Zell am Ziller is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The name derives from the river Ziller. Climate Population Facilities The Zillertal Arena was formed in 2000 from a merger of the ski area A ski area i ...

(1,743) *

Zellberg Zellberg is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Geography Zellberg lies in the upper Ziller valley on the left bank of the Ziller next to Zell am Ziller Zell am Ziller is a municipality in the Schwaz district in ...

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