Mühlbach im Pinzgau

Mühlbach im Pinzgau is a district and a cadastral district of Bramberg am Wildkogel. The village belongs to the district of Zell am See in the western part of the province of Salzburg in Austria.

Geography

The cadastral located in the Upper Pinzgau at the southern foot of the 2225 m high game Kogels in the municipality of Bramberg and west of the community Hollersbach. By mill stream of the same stream, which flows one of the few tributaries of the Oberpinzgau from the north into the Salzach. Its valley runs from Mühlbach upriver in an arc just to the north and then swings to the west behind the Wild Mountain.

History

In ancient times, the area was a center of copper mining. Mühlbach im Pinzgau was temporarily headquarters of the mining authority. The mining industry in Mühlbach in 1425 for the first time mentioned in a document and had to sell the mines to the Archbishop of Salzburg in 1638 in the possession of the Augsburg family Mannlich. 1863, the mining industry has been set, subsequent attempts to revive him failed. However, still there are numerous domestic and farm names that point to the past, such as " Knappenstubn ", " Öfner ", " pit guardian ", " Schmirber ", " manager ", " trade smith" and more. Worth seeing is the building where formerly was housed k u k Forestry Administration. This building is now home to the " Mining Research Bramberg ", a montane historic club, which deals with the exploration of mining in the Upper Pinzgau.

Traffic

For the traffic the site is developed by the federal highway 165.

In public transport, in the context of the Salzburg transport system in Mühlbach both postal buses to Krimml and cell consists of the main Austrian railway network at the lake maintenance and the Pinzgau Local Railway, on the Zell am See connection.

Sport and Leisure

In total just under 4000 inhabitants municipality Bramberg are two football clubs, the TSU Bramberg and SC Mühlbach. Both teams play in the second division -south and thus in the second highest league of the federal state of Salzburg. Furthermore, there are in Mühlbach a public swimming pool and facilities for winter sports. The village is situated along the Tauern Cycle, an Austrian cycle track.