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Gemeinde Itter

Itter is a municipality with 1194 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2022) in the district of Kitzbühel in Tyrol (Austria). The municipality is located in the judicial district of Kitzbühel. Itter is situated on a terrace above the Mühltal and Brixental valleys. The settlement extends over several hamlets and scattered settlements.

Culture and sights

    Parish church Itter, built 1762-1764, in the vestibule the altar of the former castle chapel
    Itter Castle served as a castle in the Middle Ages for the surveillance of the Brixen Valley and fell into disrepair from the 18th century. Rebuilt at the end of the 19th century, it was a field station of the Dachau concentration camp during World War II, also for prominent political prisoners who were liberated during the battle for Itter Castle on May 5, 1945. Today it is privately owned and not open to the public.
    The pilgrimage chapel on the Kraftalm at 1,355 m above sea level was solemnly consecrated on September 25, 1983 by the then Archbishop of Salzburg Karl Berg and is dedicated to the patron saints of the dairy industry (St. Lucio, Theodul and Fridolin).