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ÖSTERREICH | AUSTRIA |
Bundesland: Tirol | Tyrol |
Bezirk: Kufstein |
Wörgl was first mentioned in a document of 1120 (Henricus de Uuergile).
However, the area was already inhabited in the early Iron Age (about 1000 BC).
The remains of a Roman villa rustica of the 2nd century were found in 1842.
During the war between Austria and France in 1809 the Tyrolean army fought for
indepence from Bavaria, but suffered a heavy defeat at Wörgl. Only after the Congress of
Vienna (1814/15) Tyrol became part of Austria again.
Wörgl consisted of two separate villages (Wörgl-Kufstein and Wörgl-Rattenberg) until 1911.
The opening of the railway lines from Kufstein via Wörgl to
Innsbruck (1858) and from Salzburg to Wörgl (1875)
marked the beginning of a period of growth for the town.
Wörgl became a market town in 1911 and received the status of a town in 1951.
The parish church Sankt Lorenz [right, no. 1294: centre] was first mentioned in 1212.
The present Baroque church dates mainly from about 1730–1740.
The church tower in Classicist style was added in 1836.
The chancel was replaced by a new crossing with three chapels in 1912/13.