Tiroler Kaiserjägermuseum
Andrea Hofer
Andreas Hofer
Gallery
It
is on historic ground, the Bergisel, where the decisive battles of the
Tyrolean Freedom Fighters under the leadership of Andreas Hofer took
place in 1809, that today stands the Bergisel Museum. Numerous paintings,
maps, weapons, flags and memorabilia testify to a successful struggle
against Napoleon Iº and the Bavarian army.
Andreas
Hofer was executed on 10.02.1810 in Mantua (Italy). On 09.01.1823,
Imperial Infantry officers secretly removed his bones to Innsbruck. It
was also Imperial Infantrymen who collected the memorabilia from 1809
for the Museum.
Josef Speckbacher
Il congedo di Andreas Hofer
Chapel
Chapel / Commemorative Books
In
the basement of the museum, the “Chapel of Our Lady of Tyrol” was
built in 1959 as the official monument of the Province of Tyrol.
The
occasion was the 150th anniversary in memory of the Tyrolean
Freedom Fighters.
The
Chapel contains 166 commemorative books with the names of all the
Tyrolean’s who died in the Tyrolean Wars of Freedom between 1796 and
1814, and in the First and Second World Wars.
Commemorative Books
Lost - name
Kaiserjäger Oberleutnant
Tiroler Kaiserjäger
The Tyroler Kaiserjäger
The
Tyrolean Imperial Infantry Regiment was founded by Emperor Franz Iº in
1816. It only recruited NCOs and the ranks from the old Tyrol and
Voralberg. By 1895 it had grown to 16 battalions and was divided into 4
regiments, each of which received its own flag.
The
museum contains portraits of the regimental commanders, highly decorated
infantrymen, pictures of the battle sites, scenes from the soldiers’
lives, weapons, flags, maps, reliefs, uniforms, medals and decorations.
Franz Joseph Iº
Marmolada
Machinegun
Oberst Georg Bilgeri
Opening Times
From
01.04. – 31.10 daily, 9.00 – 17.00.
Special Exhibitions
Changing yearly
Further Information
Guided tours by appointment
Ahnengalerie
How to find the Museum
Tram n° 1, Bergisel terminal, Bus and car parks.
Address
Tiroler
Kaiserjäger Museum
A-6020 Innsbruck
Tel.:
+43 (0) 512 582312
Fax: +43 (0) 512 561649