Hintertux, Austria

Hintertux, Austria

Hintertux Austria

The parish of Tux covers the higher and largest part of the Tuxertal, a side valley of the Zillertal that branches off at Mayrhofen. The parish extends up to the glaciated peak of Olperer (3,476 m) and the 2,338 m high Tuxer Joch saddle, a pass between the Zillertal and Wipptal valleys that was heavily used even in protohistoric times. Other prominent peaks within the municipality include the 3,288 m high Gefrorene Wand Spitze and the 3,231 m high Hoher Riffler. The highest farmsteads are located at an elevation of about 1,630 m. Tux consists of five villages: Vorderlanersbach, Lanersbach, Juns, Madseit, and Hintertux. Hintertux (1,500 m) lies at the upper end 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. It consists of hotels, guesthouses, and scattered farmhouses. The Church of the Assumption (Kirche Maria Himmelfahrt) was completed in 1952 on the site of a previous church that had been demolished in 1941. Hintertux is home to the highest thermal baths in Europe, fed by various mineral springs. In the immediate vicinity of the Spannagelhaus lies the Spannagel Cave, more than 10 km long and the largest natural cave in the Austrian Central Alps. The cave is protected and may only be visited as part of a guided tour.
Recommended airport
Innsbruck (INN)
Nearby destinations
  • Innsbruck a 28.19 km
  • Zell am Ziller a 20.64 km
  • Krimml a 38.27 km