Archaeological Museum Defereggen

Are you ready for an enchanting trip to the Mesolithic? The numerous archaeological findings brought to light in the Defereggental, a valley in East Tyrol, can now be admired at the archaeological museum on the ground floor of the music pavilion in St. Jakob in Defereggen.

Archaeologists discovered a hunters' place on the Hirschbühel, a hill above Mariahilf, where the first human traces of the area, that is objects, weapons and flint tools from more than 7,000 - 10,000 years ago, were discovered. They are now displayed at the archaeological museum of Defereggen. Roman findings were found during an excavation at the church in St. Veit in Defereggen.

The exposition stretches over two halls and shows findings from the mines of the Trojertal valley, including the wooden shoes of the miners, historic documents and the highest-located, 1,000 year-old dugout found in the Lake Obersee on the Passo Stalle some years ago. As Passo Stalle is at the border between Italy and Austria, the information on the findings brought to light in this area is available both in German and Italian.