Churches and monasteries

in the silver region Karwendel

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True art and cultural treasures

The silver region of Karwendel is home to impressive churches and monasteries, most of which can be reached by car or, alternatively, as part of a leisurely hike. Numerous small and large consecrated houses open their doors during the day to give their visitors the opportunity to find peace, recharge their batteries and admire art treasures from the past.

St. Georgenberg Monastery

Currently Closed


Weekday	Opening hour
Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa, Su	09:00 - 17:00

Place: Stans

A special place of pilgrimage in the Karwendel Silver Region is St. Georgenberg in Stallental.

Lawrence church Stans

Place: Stans

Pfarrkirche Hl. Gallus Weer

Place: Weer

Fiecht Abbey

Place: Vomp

The monastery with its magnificent baroque collegiate church is one of the outstanding cultural sites of the Lower Inn Valley.

Parish Churst Sacred Heart of Jesus Stans

Place: Stans

Pfarrkirche Pill Hl. Anna

Place: Pill

The 500 year old parish church in Pill is a typical Tyrolean sacral building

Spitalskirche Schwaz

Parish Church St. Peter and Paul Vomp

Place: Vomp

Parish Church St. Juliana Terfens

Place: Terfens

Kirche Christi Himmelfahrt Vomperbach

Place: Terfens

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Place: Schwaz

Kirche St. Martin Schwaz

Place: Schwaz

Maria Larch Chapel and Pilgrimage Place

Place: Terfens

In 1678, the pilgrimage chapel Maria Larch (Our Lady of Larch) was founded for a sitting earthen figurine of Mother Mary. The figurine was attached to a larch tree before, hence the name.

Parish Church Mary Ascension Schwaz

Place: Schwaz

The parish church of Maria Himmelfahrt is the largest and most important Gothic sacral building in Tyrol. The mighty church is a monument of exceptional artistic quality and an important cultural and social history document from the transition from the Middle Ages to modern times.

Kreuzkirche Pill

Place: Pill

A seemingly inconspicuous little church on the edge of the forest is a testimony to Tyrol's conflict-stricken history.

Old parish church Weerberg St. Peter

Place: Weerberg

A place for rest, contemplation and reflection

Pfarrkirche Jenbach Hl. Wolfgang und Leonhard

Place: Jenbach

The Jenbach church with the surrounding cemetery is a prominent point and typical for a small Tyrolean village centre.

Parish Church Weerberg of the Immaculate Conception

Place: Weerberg

The Neo-Romantic, Nazarene building is a beautiful starting point and orientation point and particularly worth seeing.

Franziskanerkloster

Currently Closed


Weekday	Opening hour
Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa	09:30 - 11:30

Place: Schwaz

The Franciscan monastery in Schwaz was founded in 1507 by Emperor Maximilian I. Built by Christof Reichartinger in the style of the "Bettelordenskirchen", the church of the monastery is one of the most beautiful and largest Gothic churches in Tyrol. The choir windows are decorated with colourful stained glass. They are a work of the black artist Prof. Fred Hochschwarzer and depict scenes from the life of St. Francis.