Tuxertal
Encyclopedia
The Tuxertal lies in Tyrol, Austria
and is a side valley
of the Zillertal
, from which it branches at Mayrhofen
. It is about 13 km long and accessible on the Tux Road (Tuxer Straße). From Mayrhofen to Hintertux (1500 m) in the municipality of Tux, the village that gives the valley its name, there is a height difference of about 850 m. The valley ends in Hintertux at the Hintertux Glacier
. The Tuxbach, which rises near Hintertux, flows as far as Mayrhofen where it empties into the River Ziller
.
Hintertux (1,500 m), Madseit (1,385 m), Juns (1360 m), Lanersbach (1,300 m), Vorderlanersbach (1,300 m) and the parish of Finkenberg
(840 m).
The Tuxertal is the only way of reaching the Hintertux Glacier by means of road and cable lift.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and is a side valley
Side valley
The terms side valley and tributary valley refer to valleys whose brook or river is confluent to a greater one.Upstream, the valleys can be classified in an increasing order which is equivalent to the usual orographic order: the tributaries are ordered from those nearest to the source of the river...
of the Zillertal
Zillertal
The Zillertal is the biggest valley branching off the Inn valley in Tyrol, Austria drained by the river Ziller. It is surrounded by the strongly glaciated Zillertal Alps to the south and east, the lower grass peaks of the Kitzbühel Alps to the east and Tux Alps to the west...
, from which it branches at Mayrhofen
Mayrhofen
- Twin towns : Chur, Switzerland Bad Tölz, Germany Bad Homburg, Germany Terracina, Italy Cabourg, France Bad Mondorf, Luxembourg- Transport :Mayrhofen has one railway station, which is located next to the Zillertaler Bundestrasse. The station is a terminus for all Train services operated by the...
. It is about 13 km long and accessible on the Tux Road (Tuxer Straße). From Mayrhofen to Hintertux (1500 m) in the municipality of Tux, the village that gives the valley its name, there is a height difference of about 850 m. The valley ends in Hintertux at the Hintertux Glacier
Hintertux Glacier
The Hintertux Glacier is the tourist name for the glaciers of the Gefrorene-Wand-Kees, also called the Tuxer Ferner, and the nearby Riepenkees at the top of the Tuxertal, a side valley of the Zillertal in the Austrian state of Tyrol...
. The Tuxbach, which rises near Hintertux, flows as far as Mayrhofen where it empties into the River Ziller
Ziller
The Ziller is an approximately 47 km long right-side tributary to the Inn River, in the Zillertal in Tyrol, Austria. It springs from the ridge of the Zillertal Alps, and feeds the Zillergründl Dam. In Mayrhofen it receives the Zemmbach...
.
Settlements
The five main settlements in the Tuxertal are (from the head of the valley):Hintertux (1,500 m), Madseit (1,385 m), Juns (1360 m), Lanersbach (1,300 m), Vorderlanersbach (1,300 m) and the parish of Finkenberg
Finkenberg
Finkenberg is a municipality in the Schwaz district of Tyrol, Austria....
(840 m).
The Tuxertal is the only way of reaching the Hintertux Glacier by means of road and cable lift.