Tamsweg through time
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Tamsweg through time
ON THE HISTORY PATH „THEN & NOW“ THROUGH 1,200 YEARS OF CITY HISTORY
Isn’t it amazing how a place can change over the years? Tamsweg, the district capital of Salzburg’s Lungau region, invites its visitors on a very vivid journey into its own past. On the history path “Tamsweg – Then & Now,” photo panels allow a direct comparison between then and now. On the 4.3-kilometer circular route, 45 venerable buildings tell their eventful history in words and pictures.
Even beyond the history path, there is much to discover in Tamsweg. The town is known for its hospitality. Around the historic market and in the surrounding alleys, a dozen inns await thirsty visitors. If you wish, you can follow in the footsteps of the pilgrims who, in the Middle Ages, made Tamsweg a pilgrimage site known far beyond Austria. Their destination, the listed pilgrimage church “St. Leonhard ob Tamsweg,” is located on a hill south of the town. According to legend, in 1421 a statue of Saint Leonhard repeatedly “escaped” from a locked chest in the pilgrimage church and reappeared on Schwarzenberg. It was decided to leave it there and first a chapel and later a church were built around it. The small wooden carving and the juniper branch on which it was once found can still be seen in the church today.
easy
1h 15min
2.29 km
Family-friendly
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Round trip
Tamsweg
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Directions
Most of the 45 buildings on the history path are located around the market square, in Kirchengasse, Amtsgasse, and Murgasse. Just let yourself drift through the picturesque town.
Information & contact
Tourism Lungau
Information office Tamsweg
Marktplatz 4
5580 Tamsweg
Tel: +43 (0)6474 2145
Image credit: Tourism Association Tourism Lungau
By public transport
From Salzburg main station (Engelbert Weiß Weg) take bus 270 to Tamsweg Schulzentrum. Or take bus 270 to St. Michael Au and bus 700 to Tamsweg Schulzentrum. Or take bus 280 to Mauterndorf and bus 700 to Tamsweg Schulzentrum. After a few meters' walk, turn into Amtsgasse, where the history path begins.
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Route profile
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