The open-air mining museum in Tarrenz in the Gurgltal valley shows a recreated medieval mining site
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Besides Kitzbühel and Schwaz, also the Gurgltal valley was a famous Tyrolean centre of mining in earlier centuries: Here plumb and zinc were mined. Today, the Gurgltal Mining Museum (Museum Knappenwelt Gurgltal) in Tarrenz, located at the foot of the 2,370 m high Mt. Tschirgant, shows nine authentically erected buildings, faithfully recreated ore processing plants - among them the hut of the mountain black smith, the filter ovens, the crushing mill, the writing and the separation room, the miner's house, the pit house, the ore yard and a tunnel.
Children are accompanied by the mascot "Maxl" on an exciting quiz tour. Also a children's world is located here, where the single play facilities are designed like the work tools of the miners 500 years ago. The mascot is also a big friend of dogs, if a dog accompanies you.
Some years ago, 2 km from the museum the grave of a woman from the time of the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) was found. She was named "Gurgltal's Healer", and an area has been dedicated to her and to the life in the 17th century in the valley. To complete the offer, you can lodge overnight at the Miner's Village on a bed of straw, with blankets and a DIY breakfast, and reach the Mining Museum by "Bummelbär", a small train operating daily between Imst and the museum.
Contact info
- Tschirgant 1 - 6464 - Tarrenz
- +43 664 9159 994
- office@knappenwelt.at
Opening times
Despite careful control we cannot guarantee the correctness of the provided data.
Admission
€ 9.00 adults
€ 7.00 seniors
€ 7.00 students
€ 16.00 family ticket
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free for children under 10 years
free with the Imst Guest Card
10% discount with the Pitztal Card
10% discount with the Kaunertal Glacier Card
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groups (15 and more persons):
€ 7.00 per person (only visit)
€ 10.50 per person (guided tour)
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school classes:
€ 2.00 per student (only visit)
€ 4.00 per student (guided tour)
More information
The Gurgltal Mining Museum stays open from early May to the end of October, always from Thursday to Sunday. On the other days, guided tours for school classes, companies and associations are possible anytime upon request. The museum remains closed in winter.
The single buildings and areas of the Mining Museum (miner's house, catering area, park) can also be rented for different events.
Season start 2025 on May 4.
