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The Fuggers in the Silver Empire (2021)

ALL 10/26/2021 (de) Documentary 90 Min
  • Release
    10/26/2021
  • Production
    Produktion West, ORF, 3sat, ORF Enterprise
  • Rotten tomato
    0%
  • Original title
    Im Silberreich – Das Netz der Fugger
  • Original language
    de
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Overview

Around 1520, Schwaz and the silver region became the Silver Empire, the Silicon Valley of Europe. Not only the mining of silver and copper, but also the associated “industry” characterize the villages and hamlets of the region. With the arrival of the Fuggers, the Tyrolean trades disappear. Power, powerlessness, wealth and poverty - new times dawn in the “silver empire”. In 1521, the Fuggers take over the exploitation of silver mining in Schwaz/Tyrol. This marks the beginning of a new European era. Schwaz silver is used to buy empires, finance wars and set progress in motion. But it is not only the “silver town” of Schwaz, but also the entire region around Schwaz along the Lower Inn Valley, as well as other regions of Europe, that provide innovations with silver and also the lesser-known copper mining.

  2. Story

  3. Gerhard Mader

    Editor



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  1. Thomas Eichhorn

    Narrator

  2. Peter Gstrein

    Self - Geologist

  3. Ursula Kirchner

    Self - Stadtarchiv Schwaz

  4. Andrea Radakovits

    Narrator

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Casts : 4 , Crews : 19

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The Fuggers in the Silver Empire (2021) 90 Min

ALL 10/26/2021 (de)
Documentary
  • Release 10/26/2021
  • Production
    Produktion West, ORF, 3sat, ORF Enterprise
  • Original title Im Silberreich – Das Netz der Fugger
  • de
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Around 1520, Schwaz and the silver region became the Silver Empire, the Silicon Valley of Europe. Not only the mining of silver and copper, but also the associated “industry” characterize the villages and hamlets of the region. With the arrival of the Fuggers, the Tyrolean trades disappear. Power, powerlessness, wealth and poverty - new times dawn in the “silver empire”. In 1521, the Fuggers take over the exploitation of silver mining in Schwaz/Tyrol. This marks the beginning of a new European era. Schwaz silver is used to buy empires, finance wars and set progress in motion. But it is not only the “silver town” of Schwaz, but also the entire region around Schwaz along the Lower Inn Valley, as well as other regions of Europe, that provide innovations with silver and also the lesser-known copper mining.

  1. Anita Lackenberger

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Gerhard Mader

    Editor

  4. Petra Gruber, Eva Schindlauer

    Producer



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