Bichlbach/ Lähn-wengle
Summer or winter? Both, of course! In Bichlbach, a wide variety of leisure activitiesis waiting for guests all year round. Hikers and mountain bikers, skiers and snowboarders, those seeking relaxation and families: they all love coming to Bichlbach.
Facts & figures
- Location: in the heart of the Tiroler Zugspitz Arena
- Elevation: 1,075 m
- Districts: Lähn and Wengle
- Neighbouring towns: Heiterwang am See, Lermoos and Berwang
- Highlights:
Where is Bichlbach?
Bichlbach lies in the valley that connects the Ehrwald basin with the Lechtal valley.
It is also at the entrance to the Berwang Valley. The central location makes Bichlbach an ideal starting point for discovering the Tiroler Zugspitz Arena!
Where does the name “Bichlbach” come from? It was probably derived from the word “Puechelpach”, which means “stream surrounded by beech trees”.
The history of Bichlbach, Lähn and Wengle
The first settlers came from the Allgäu region, and the town was first mentioned in official documents as “Puechlpach” in 1300. Just like nearby Biberwier, Bichlbach was known for being a mining town – and especially, for the mining of lead and galmei ore. The district of Lähn – which means something like “avalanche” – constituted the border of the bishopric between Augsburg and Brixen until 1816.
You’re wondering how Lähn received its name? A town formerly known as Mittewald was destroyed by an avalanche (Lawine in German) in 1456 and then rebuilt in a different location under the name of “Lähn”.
Until 1859, the town was also the seat of the local “Große Zunft Bichlbach”, a guild of carpenters and masons. Today, the guild church in Bichlbach is the only one of its kind in the German-speaking realm. But more on that later …
Images of Bichlbach
