!!!Mayrhofen
Mayrhofen, Tirol, market town in the district of Schwaz, alt. 633 m,
pop. 3,679 (3,270 in 1981), area 178.77 km%%sup 2/%, bi-seasonal
holiday resort (1,295,305 overnight stays) situated in the Ziller
Valley; terminus of the Zillertalbahn narrow-gauge railway. - Customs
station, Europahaus conference centre, youth centre, sports centre,
fun baths with long water slides etc., wild water canoeing, school of
mountaineering, adult education centre, commercial school, cableways
to the top of Penken Mountain (alt. 2,095 m), Filzenalm Mountain (alt.
1,955 m, Ahorn Cableway), and Hoarbergalm Mountain (also called
Hoarbergkarspitze Mountain, alt. 2,278 m). Near Mayrhofen are various
power stations, e.g. the Mayrhofen storage power station (1969,
345 megawatts), the Haeusling storage power station (1986,
360 megawatts, part of the municipality of Brandberg), the
Rosshag storage power station (1970, 231 megawatts, near the
village of Ginzling, part of the municipality of Finkenberg), the
Boesdornau power station (1930, 25.3 megawatts, part of the
municipality of Finkenberg). In 1956 the region around Penken Mountain
was declared a nature reserve; since 1948 a summer school for students
from all over the globe has been organized at Mayrhofen. Production of
lemonade, sawing mill, timber processing. - Parish church, nave
(1968-1969) designed by C. Holzmeister, choir and north tower both
created in the Gothic style, fresco (1745) and high altar (around
1750) designed in the Baroque style, fresco (1971) by M. Weiler. -The
Zillergruendl reservoir, the Stillup Ravine with its picturesque
waterfalls, the Stillup reservoir and the Schlegeis reservoir (with a
dam of 131 m in height and 750 m in length) are all situated near
Mayrhofen
!Literature
W. Koefler, Kleine Mayrhofen Chronik, 1973.
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