Brixlegg

Brixlegg
Brixlegg
	Brixlegg
	Coat of arms
	Location within Kufstein district
	Brixlegg Location within Austria
	Coordinates: 47°25′45″N 11°52′39″E / 47.42917°N 11.87750°E
Country	Austria
State	Tyrol
District	Kufstein
Government
• Mayor	Rudolf Puecher (ÖVP)
Area
• Total	9.11 km2 (3.52 sq mi)
Elevation	534 m (1,752 ft)
Population (2018-01-01)
• Total	2,970
• Density	330/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6230
Area code	05337
Vehicle registration	KU
Website	www.brixlegg.tirol.gv.at

Brixlegg is a market town (since 1927) in the Kufstein district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The town lies in the Lower Inn Valley and at the entrance of the Alpbachtal.

Neighbouring municipalities[edit]

Alpbach, Kramsach, Radfeld, Rattenberg, Reith im Alpbachtal, Wildschönau

History[edit]

The town was first mentioned as „Prisslech“ in documents in 788, although the settlement is considered to be much older.

Sights[edit]

Parish church "Unsere Liebe Frau" ("Our Lady")
Mühlbichl chapel and war memorial
Lanegg tower house
Granary building on the bank of the river Inn
Museum of Mining and Metallurgy

People[edit]

Stephan Eberharter, Alpine ski racer and Olympic champion
Matthias Rebitsch, Alpinist
Karlheinz Töchterle, Federal Minister of Science and Research
Karl Pearson visited here on Sunday 2 September 1883 and wrote about the passion play [1]

Economy[edit]

The Montanwerke Brixlegg AG is the only copper producer in Austria and specialises in the recovery of copper and other valuable metals from scrap copper and other secondary materials with copper content. The first mention of a copper and silver refinery in Brixlegg in documents dates back to 1463. At the beginning of the 20th century, following a decline in ore extraction in Tyrol, production was shifted to the recovery of copper from scrap metal alloys.

Further employers are the textiles industry (Giesswein company, founded in 1954), Production of bottled mineral water and non-alcoholic drinks (Silberquelle) and tourism (with a focus on winter tourism).