Jenbach

Jenbach
Jenbach Location within Austria
Location in Tyrol
Coordinates: 47°23′36″N 11°46′36″E / 47.39333°N 11.77667°E / 47.39333; 11.77667Coordinates: 47°23′36″N 11°46′36″E / 47.39333°N 11.77667°E / 47.39333; 11.77667
Country	Austria
State	Tyrol
District	Schwaz
Government
• Mayor	Dietmar Wallner (ÖVP)
Area
• Total	15.22 km2 (5.88 sq mi)
Elevation	563 m (1,847 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)
• Total	7,021
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	6200
Area code	05244
Vehicle registration	SZ
Website	[1]

Jenbach is a municipality in the district of Schwaz in the Austrian state of Tyrol.

Many inhabitants of Jenbach believe that the name "Jenbach" is derived from "Jenseits des Baches", which means "Beyond the brook", however earlier versions of the name, for instance "Umbach" suggest that it could also be derived from "Um den Bach [herum]", which means "Around the brook". This is consistent with Jenbach's history as a village built around the Kasbach. The inhabitants of Jenbach are called "Jenbacher". People speaking the Bavarian dialect tend to pronounce "Jenbach" as "Jembåch".

Buch bei Jenbach, Eben am Achensee, Stans, Wiesing.

The earliest dwellings in Jenbach date back to the end of the early Bronze Age and the early La Tène culture. Jenbach was first officially named in a document of the year of 1269 as "Ymbach". From 1410 onwards the Fugger constructed furnaces in order to process the silver and copper ore dug from the mines near Schwaz. After these ores were mined out, the processing of iron ore took over. Until 1865 this early industrial infrastructure remained private, however afterwards the state took ownership. In 1870 the factory was resold to the Salzburg-Tiroler-Montangesellschaft. In 1881 Julius & Theodor Reitlinger purchased the factory from the company and modernised it. The company remained a possession of the family until 1938, when the son of Julius Reitlinger, Friedrich Reitlinger, committed suicide due to the Anschluss (the merging of Germany and Austria) in 1938. Afterwards it was taken over by the state and later resold to Ernst Heinkel under the Aryanization program. After 1945 the company was not returned to its former owners, but remained under public administration.