Zell am Ziller
Zell am Ziller is a market town with 1760 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the Ziller Valley in the district of Schwaz in Tyrol in Austria.
The municipality is located in the judicial district of Zell am Ziller.
Geography
Zell in the Zillertal in a valley, on the right side of the Ziller. It is the geographically smallest village in the valley. The surrounding slopes form the communities Cell mountain, mountain pipe, Gerlos mountain and Hainz mountain. In North includes the town of Aschau in the Ziller Valley, in the south the communities Hippach and Ramsau im Zillertal Zell.
Cell is next to joining the old capital and the economic, administrative compliance and educational center of the Zillertal. These include a branch of the District Commission Schwaz, the district court ( District Court for all the communities of the valley ), the Zillertal tourism schools, a music school, the Foundation nursing home and other essential services.
History
The foundation of the church laid monks in the 8th century, the inhabitants of the valley were converted from the Gerlos Pass out to Christianity and built a simple monk's cell.
Cell was for the archbishopric of Salzburg is of great importance. In addition to extensive land led from here the direct path link on the Gerlos Pass in the Salzburg home country.
In 1187, the St. John's hospital was built for the numerous pilgrims and travelers, from which the Foundation nursing home emerged. 1188 the place name cell was first mentioned in documents as Celles. With gold discoveries on the Hainzenberg in the 16th century the importance of the local rose, so that the management of Salzburgian court was relocated to Zell im Zillertal 1592.
Following the decline of the mining industry in the 19th century cell was a place of livestock markets, the cattle were driven in exchange of wine over the Tux yoke and the Brenner Pass to Bolzano.
In the course of the Napoleonic wars cell was sacked on November 6, 1809 during the Tyrolean uprising of Bavarian troops. After the end of the war of the Austrian Emperor Franz I. Hereditary Homage was held on 5 June 1816 until he traveled on to add, where the local imperial monument was erected. He was an advocate of the participation of the then Salzburgian areas such as cell the freedom struggle, Tyrol in 1809 and campaigned for an association of these areas with the County of Tyrol.
By the year 1930 were miners in the mine operates, the reduction was, however, set as unprofitable.
1989 cell was raised to the market town.
Population
Demographics
Culture and sights
- Parish Church of St. Veit: built in 1779, after a flood, the old gothic church spilled to the steeple
- Zillertal Regional Museum provides an insight into the historical life. The centerpiece is the court " Ental " from the 17th century, which was removed at its original location and rebuilt in 1995. The museum is open in the summer.
Regular events
Gauderfest:
In cell takes place annually in the days before the first Sunday of the month of May, the ' Gauderfest ' instead, which is one of the oldest festivals in Tyrol. The name is probably due to the Gauderfest fief located east of Zell. The focus is on serving the Gauderfest Bocks, a brewed specially for the festival Bock beer to local brewery. Other attractions include a parade with floats, bands and folklore groups and the Ranggeln, a form of wrestling. Animal fights were taken after protests by animal rights activists from the program.
Economy
The economy of the cell is dominated by agriculture, various industries, and the since the beginning of the 19th century, developing tourism.
Important nationally for training are the tourism schools where different types of schools are offered.
In cell located with the brewery founded in 1500 ( Zillertal beer), the oldest private brewery in Tyrol.
Due to the economic importance of cell has numerous commuters.
Traffic
Cell is connected on the road and the Zillertal Zillertal Railway with a railway station. From cell branches in the east the Gerlosstraße ( B165 ) to the Gerlos Pass ( 1490 meters ) from.
Tourism and Sport
- Zillertal Arena: The Zillertal Arena was built in 2000 as a merger of the ski resorts of Zell, Gerlos and Koenigsleiten and is the largest ski area in the Ziller Valley. It is being developed among others by the Rosenalmbahn since the 2010/11 season of the Karspitzbahn whose lower station is located in the municipality of Zell.
- In Zell am Ziller run some Skibuslinen during ski season.
- Many great football teams participate in an annual training camp in Zell am Ziller.
Education
The Zillertal tourism schools provide new entry in the catering / hospitality industry. The students of these schools are well qualified for the job in the hotel / restaurant and close partly with A-levels ( Abitur diploma examination cf ) from.
Personalities
Sons and daughters:
- Hans Binder ( born 1948 ), race car driver and entrepreneur
- Günter Csar (* 1966), Nordic Combiner
- Anja Haas (born 1971 ), alpine skier
- Brigitte Hauser ( born 1955 ), alpine skier
- Gabi Hauser (born 1958 ), alpine skier
- Thomas Hauser ( born 1953 ), skier
- Johann Carl high Eder (1800-1864), a Montanist and mineralogist
- Franz Hoerl (* 1956), politician
- Josef Mauracher (1845-1907), an organ builder
- Balthasar Niederkofler (1906-1989), cross-country skiers and ski sports functionary
- Wolfgang Palaver (born 1958 ), Roman Catholic theologian
- Helmut Rehm (1911-1991), painter and graphic artist
- Hermann Sander (1840-1919), writer and historian
- Heinz Schiestl (1867-1940), sculptor and graphic artist
- Lisa Ungerank (* 1991), marksman
Gallery
Winter Impression of Zell am Ziller
Zillertal steam train in the station Zell am Ziller
Train the Zillertal Railway station Zell am Ziller in
Others
Zell am Ziller is mentioned in the song are very good Steirermen the Stoakogler.