What is Zillertal?
{{Orphan|date=May 2009}} [[Image:Zillertal um 1898.jpg|thumb|The Zillertal around 1898]] [[Image:Blick auf Uderns.jpg|thumb|Uderns in Zillertal]] The '''Zillertal''' is the biggest valley branching off the [[Inn (river)|Inntal]] in [[Tyrol (state)|Tyrol]], [[Austria]] drained by the river [[Ziller]]. It is surrounded by the strongly [[glacier|glaciated]] [[Zillertal Alps|Zillertaler Alpen]] to the south and east, the lower grass peaks of the [[Kitzbüheler Alpen]] to the east and [[Tux Alps|Tuxer Alpen]] to the west. The largest settlement is [[Mayrhofen]]. ==Culture== The Zillertal is particularly renowned for its musical tradition. For instance, several families of travelling singers and organ builders from the valley have been credited with spreading the [[Christmas carol]] ''[[Silent Night]]'' across the world during the 19th and early 20th centuries. More recently, the [[Schürzenjäger]] band have had tremendous success in German-speaking countries with their [[fusion (music)|crossover]] mix of ''[[Volksmusik]]'' and [[pop music|pop]]. [[Category:Valleys]] [[category:Geography of Austria]] [[Category:Tyrol (state)]]