RS St Jakob in Defereggen
RS St Jakob in Defereggen

Archaeological Museum Defereggen

The permanent exhibition “Zeitreise Defereggen” tells about the considerable archaeological findings in the Defereggental valley

In the Defereggental valley you can embark on a time journey which dates back to the Middle Stone Age. In this East Tyrolean valley, important findings were made, for that reason the museum in the basement of the music pavilion of St. Jakob in Defereggen is not only a local but more an archaeological museum.

Already in the 1960s the oldest human traces of East Tyrol were found, to be exact a Mesolithic hunters' place on the Hirschbühel hill. It dates back to the Middle Stone Age (8,0000 - 5,000 BC), tools and weapons from flint were found and are exhibited in the museum today. The finds which were made during the church excavation of St Veit, date back to Roman Age.

The exhibition shows even more: finds from the mines of the Trojertal valley and historic documents are shown as well as a 1,000-year-old dugout which was found some years ago in Lake Obersee at the Passo Stalle mountain pass. The highest located ship find of Europe - a real sensation. Due to the fact, that the Defereggental valley in East Tyrol (Austria) is separated by the Passo Stalle mountain pass from the Valle di Anterselva in South Tyrol (Italy), the information is available in German and Italian language.

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Opening times

  • Fri 29 Mar 09:00 - 20:00
  • Sat 30 Mar 09:00 - 20:00
  • Sun 31 Mar 09:00 - 20:00
  • Mon 01 Apr 09:00 - 20:00
  • Tue 02 Apr 09:00 - 20:00
  • Wed 03 Apr 09:00 - 20:00
  • Thu 04 Apr 09:00 - 20:00

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Winter 2024 (08/01/2024 - 24/03/2024)

  • Mon 09:00 - 20:00
  • Tue 09:00 - 20:00
  • Wed 09:00 - 20:00
  • Thu 09:00 - 20:00
  • Fri 09:00 - 20:00
  • Sat 09:00 - 20:00
  • Sun 09:00 - 20:00

Spring 2024 (25/03/2024 - 02/06/2024)

  • Mon 09:00 - 20:00
  • Tue 09:00 - 20:00
  • Wed 09:00 - 20:00
  • Thu 09:00 - 20:00
  • Fri 09:00 - 20:00
  • Sat 09:00 - 20:00
  • Sun 09:00 - 20:00

Easter 2024 (31/03/2024) 09:00 - 20:00

Easter Monday 2024 (01/04/2024) 09:00 - 20:00

Labor Day 2024 (01/05/2024) 09:00 - 20:00

Ascension Day 2024 (09/05/2024) 09:00 - 20:00

Whit Monday 2024 (20/05/2024) 09:00 - 20:00

Corpus Christi 2024 (30/05/2024) 09:00 - 20:00

Admission

free admission

More information

Guided tours on request at the town hall of St. Jakob in Defereggen: +43 4873 6320.

The Archaeological Museum Defereggen stays open all year round and is freely accessible.

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