Marktgemeinde Tamsweg
Tamsweg is a market town in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Tamsweg is the seat of the district administration of Tamsweg, which is responsible for the entire Lungau region, as well as the district court of Tamsweg. Apart from Reutte, Tamsweg is one of only two municipalities in Austria with a district administration that have not been elevated to the status of a city and, at 1022 m above sea level, the highest municipality in Austria.
Culture and sights
Castle ruin Schlossberg
Klausegg castle ruin
Kuenburg Castle
Pilgrimage church St. Leonhard ob Tamsweg
Deanery parish church Tamsweg St. James the Elder
Parish church Seetal
Preberseeschießen annually in August
The Verein Vereinigte zu Tamsweg, a funeral brotherhood founded by craftsmen in 1738 in the regional area of Tamsweg, was added to the Austrian List (National Cultural Property) in 2010 as an Intangible World Heritage Site, as declared by UNESCO. They accompany funerals, take part in church processions and hold the Vereinigteoktav (a festive week) every year between January 1 and the Saturday after Ash Wednesday.
