Hintertux, Austria

Hintertux, Austria

Hintertux Austria

The parish of Tux covers the higher and larger part of the Tuxertal, a side valley of the Zillertal that branches off at Mayrhofen. The parish stretches as far as the glaciated peak of the Olperer (3,476 m) and the 2,338 m high Tuxer Joch saddle, a pass between the Zillertal and Wipptal valleys that was already heavily used in prehistoric times. Other notable peaks within the municipality include the 3,288 m Gefrorene Wand Spitze and the 3,231 m Hoher Riffler. The highest farmsteads are located at around 1,630 m. Tux is made up of five villages: Vorderlanersbach, Lanersbach, Juns, Madseit and Hintertux. Hintertux (1,500 m above sea level) lies at the head of the valley at the foot of the Hintertux Glacier, one of Austria’s most popular summer skiing areas, and is surrounded by mountains and glaciers. The village consists of hotels, guesthouses and scattered farmhouses. The Church of the Assumption (Kirche Maria Himmelfahrt) was completed in 1952 on the site of an earlier church that had been blown up in 1941. Hintertux is home to the highest thermal baths in Europe, fed by various mineral springs. Close to the Spannagelhaus lies the Spannagel Cave, more than 10 km long and the largest natural cave in the Austrian Central Alps. The cave is a protected site and may only be visited on a guided tour.
Recommended airport
Innsbruck (INN)
Nearby destinations
  • Innsbruck a 28.19 km
  • Tyrol a 27.13 km
  • Zell am Ziller a 20.64 km