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Karneval Masken aus Mittleren Inntale im Tirol

Carnival masks from the middle Inn valley in Tyrol, Austria.

Karneval Masken aus Mittleren Inntale im Tirol

Karneval Masken aus Mittleren Inntale im Tirol

All photos from the area of Absam and Mils in Tyrol. See also: Matschgererumzug in Absam

Annemarie Regensburger - Leib und Seele zusammenhält in der Poesie

Annemarie Regensburg was born in 1948 in Stams, lives in Imst, upper Tyrol, Austria. Writing poetry since 1980, short prose in dialect.

She has a numerous publications in local and regional newspapers, literary magazines and anthologies. Working for ORF and RAI. In "Austrian Literature 1945 - 1998" by Klaus Zeyringer (Haymon 1999) cited. She has also a numerous readings in Austria, Germany, Italy.

"Fasnacht weard", poem by Annemarie Regensburger

Literary Awards of Annemarie Regensburger:

Kiwanis Literaturpreis 1989, 1993 und 1995.

2. Preis Kurzgeschichtenwettbewerb Schwazer Silbersommer 2004.

Leopold Wandl Preisträgerin 2006.

Member of several writers' associations.

Annemarie Regensburg author's website: LINK

Familienfest in die mittelalterliche Atmosphäre. Telfs 2012.

Medieval Market in Telfs, Tirol, Austria.

Mittelaltermarkt in Telfs

Mittelaltermarkt in Telfs, Tirol.

Innsbruck: Vernissage der Ausstellung "Fasnacht Grafiken zu einem Plakat " von Willi Pechtl

Vernissage of the exhibition "Carnival images of a poster" by Willi Pechtl in Kunsthandel Konzert Innsbruck, 10.02.2012.

Willi Pechtl studied at the College of Applied Arts in Vienna /Hochschule für angewandte Kunst in Wien/. After graduating, he designed the graphic record sleeves etc. and created many posters for cultural events in Vienna. His poster commemorating the murdered by the Nazis on 02/16/1939 Austrian playwright, comedian and writer Jura Soyfer got a prize at the Austrian graphic competition 1980th. Willi Pechtl, cultural activist, a retired teacher now, also specializes in photography /inter alia historical/, ceramics, and posters of Tyrolean Fasnacht / carnival /. Willi Pechtl living in the upper Tirol, Oberland, Austria.
Willi Pechtl

Vernissage der Ausstellung "Fasnacht Grafiken zu einem Plakat " von Willi Pechtl

Skulpturen aus Innsbruck - Westfriedhof

The sculptures from cemetery "Westfriedhof" in Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria.

Skulpturen aus Innsbruck - Westfriedhof. Pieta.

Skulpturen aus Innsbruck - Westfriedhof.

Skulpturen aus Innsbruck - Westfriedhof. Pieta.

Skulpturen aus Innsbruck - Westfriedhof.

Matschgererumzug in Absam

Matschgerer from Absam and their friends from Mils in the old classic carnival in the Middle Inn valley /Oberinntal/. Tirol, Austria. 5.02.2012.

Matschgererumzug in Absam

Matschgererumzug in Absam 2012. Tirol.

More photos at: meinbezirk.at

Seefelder Kristallzauber und Schneefest 2012.

Seefeld in Tirol. Sculptures in ice and snow in January 2012. Seefeld's magic crystal and Snow Festival.

Seefeld Schneefes 2012.

Seefeld in Tirol Schneefes 2012.

History of Tyrol

The earliest evidence of human settlement in the area of the Tyrol dates back to the late Neolithic period, and man is known to have lived here ever since. In early history, the Tyrol was a gateway between north and south and a link between two cultural areas - a role that has very much shaped the history of the Tyrol and is still relevant today. The Via Claudia Augusta built by the Romans to connect southern Germany with northern Italy passed through the Tyrol.
In the 13th century, Count Meinhard II of Gorizia combined the titles to the lands to the south and north of the Brenner to create the County of the Tyrol. In 1363 Margarethe Maultasch passed on the County of the Tyrol to the Habsburg Dukes Rudolf, Albrecht and Leopold of Austria. That made the Tyrol one of the Austrian Hereditary Lands.
In the Late Middle Ages, a free peasantry was the norm in the Tyrol rather than serfdom.
In 1511 Emperor Maximilian I issued a national defence proclamation called the "Landlibell", which largely remained in force until 1918. Under this law the Tyroleans were granted the privilege of only having to do military service within the borders and in defence of the Tyrol.
Until the late 18th century, the Habsburgs respected the law and constitution that had developed in the County of the Tyrol. Only later did the Tyrol have to accept the role of a crown territory ruled from Vienna. In 1805 the Tyrol was ceded to the Bavarians, who suspended the constitution, increased taxes, made various ecclesiastical changes and introduced conscription. In 1809 the Tyroleans rose up against the Bavarians under Andreas Hofer. Three times they liberated the Tyrol, but after six months they had to bow to the sheer numbers of the Bavarian forces. As the leader of the revolt, Andreas Hofer is still an object of veneration for many Tyroleans today. After the First World War, the old Tyrolean territories south of the Brenner passed to Italy.
Source: www.tirol.gv.at

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