Brixen im Thale
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Village development
From 2009 to 2010 the village square in front of the community hall was thoroughly renovated and extended. The cobblestones were replaced and the square enlarged and raised. The fountain was moved to a new site, next to the beech tree, which had to stay where it was.Red and white bricks were used for the cobbles. Seating was built around the fountain and for the bus stop.
The road was renewed from the Brixner Höhe/Aschaber to the Brixnerwirt, with the aim of slowing traffic down through the village centre.
Since the ring road was built, quality of life in the village has improved considerably. In the last four years, large homes have been built, especially for local people. The parish encourages newcomers and especially the growth of the economy. in the future other land for building will be made available in the south of the area so that the actual village centre can come more into its own.
History
Brixen im Thale has a long and varied history. The Celts first settled the valley and built small villages here as evined by archaeological finds of axes and swords, as well as an urn cemetery.The name Brixen im Thale appears to be Celtic in origin and indicates that there has always been a settlement here. In the 3rd century A.D., there was a kind of temple, built by the Romans, on the site of the present church.
In 788 A.D., the name Indiculus Arnonis, which means "a church with own fields", was given to the church by Bishop Arno. At that time, it was the only church in the Brixental. It is therefore the oldest parish in the Tyrolean Unterland
Tyrolean Unterland
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along with those in of St. Johann in Tirol
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and St. Ulrich am Pillersee.
In 1481, a library (the Taz Library) was founded by Wilhelm Taz, who was a teacher and a priest, in Brixen im Thale. It still exists today.
Around 1600, copper was mined; but mining ceased at the end of the 18th century.
On Corpus Christi
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, the traditional Antlassritt takes place. This is an eucharistic procession by farmers from the towns of Kirchberg in Tirol
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, Brixen im Thale and Westendorf (Tirol). The Antlassritt commemorates the 30 Years' War in the 17th century, when the villagers of those communities beat back Swedish troops on the Klausenbach river. The farmers' ride to the Klausenkapelle chapel in Kirchberg in Tirol
Kirchberg in Tirol
Kirchberg in Tirol is a municipality in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel district. It is located 6 km west of Kitzbühel at an elevation of 837 m above sea level. The population in 2001 was 4,958, on an area of 97,76 km² Kirchberg in Tirol is a municipality in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel...
commemorates their victory.