- Schwaz
Infobox Ort in Österreich
Art = Stadt
Name = Schwaz
Wappen = Wappen at schwaz.png
lat_deg = 47 | lat_min = 21 | lat_sec = 00
lon_deg = 11 | lon_min = 42 | lon_sec = 00
Lageplan = map at-7 schwaz.png
Lageplanbeschreibung = Location in Tyrol
Bundesland = Tirol
Bezirk = Schwaz
Höhe = 545
Fläche = 20.17
Einwohner = 12657
Stand = 2005-12-31
PLZ = 6130
Vorwahl = 05242
Kfz = SZ
Gemeindekennziffer = 7 09 26
NUTS = AT335
Straße = Franz-Josef-Strasse 2
Website = [http://www.schwaz.at www.schwaz.at]
Bürgermeister = Hans Lintner
Partei = ÖVP
Gemeinderatanzahl = 21
Gemeinderat = 6 (SPÖ),
12 Team-Lintner (ÖVP),
3 IgLS (Grüne)
Wahljahr = 2004
image_photo =
image_caption = Schwaz seen from Frundsberg CastleSchwaz is a city in Tyrol,
Austria . It is the administrative center of the Schwaz district ("Bezirk "). Schwaz is located in the lower Inn valley, and has a population of about 13,000.At its height during the Middle Ages, it was an important silver mining center, providing mineral wealth for both the
Fugger banking family and, through them, for the Austrian emperors. During this period, its population of about 20,000 inhabitants made it the second largest city in theAustrian Empire , afterVienna .Schwaz received its
city rights in1898 by EmperorFranz Joseph I of Austria .Schwaz is the birthplace of
16th century pulpit orator Georg Scherer and 20th centuryphilosopher Hans Köchler.Twin cities:
Schwaz is twinned with:
flagicon|France
Bourg-de-Péage flagicon|Germany
Mindelheim flagicon|Italy
Tramin flagicon|Italy
Trento flagicon|Italy
Verbania flagicon|Romania
Satu Mare flagicon|Spain
Sant Feliu de Guíxols flagicon|United Kingdom
East Grinstead External links
* [http://www.schwaz.at Web site of the municipality of Schwaz] (German)
* [http://www.silberbergwerk.at Schwaz Silver Mine] (German)
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