History
The municipal coat of arms: The fish as a symbol for Inzell being part of the St. Zeno monastery, from which the development of the village was determined between the years 1177 and 1803. The crossed tools, hammer and mallet, go back to the 16th to 18th centuries, when lead and smithsonite (zinc spar) were mined. In a deed from 959, Salzburg received a forest and hunting area at the river Traun as a loan from the County of Grabenstätt, it was described as an area between Teisenberg and Staufen "Bis in die Mur an den Mohrenstayn". In a deed, dated 8 April 1048, the same area was given from Emperor Henry III to the Archbishop Balduin of Salzburg as a loan. After the foundation of the monastery of St. Zeno near Reichenhall, the estate and the forest "Inzella" were handed over from the Archbishop of Salzburg through Father Lango to Saint Zeno and his friars. This deed, kept in the "Bayerisches Staatsarchiv" (Bavarian public record office), must be considered as the real foundation record of Inzell. As early as 1195, after the building of St. Michael's church by Salzburg, Inzell became an autonomous parish and receives jurisdiction by separation from Vachendorf. Though the actual foundation of Inzell dates back to the time of Christianisation through St. Rupertus. In the valley of the "Rote Traun" developed so-called "cells", among them the "innere Zelle" (the inner cell) with permanent residence of the monks that brought their faith as far as Reit im Winkl and Kössen in Tyrol. Even today people from neighbouring villages go to "in d'Inz'l" or come from "in d'Inz'l". During the time between 1125 and 1140 under Archbishop Conrad, Count of Abensberg, the castle "Inz'l" was built, later it fell victim to the secularisation and was torn down. (The castle was on a rise near the church in Niederachen). It was determined to be the permanent residence of the Augustinian canons with all property and jurisdiction. Since the earliest days, the inhabitants of Inzell had earned their living by transportation of salt and timber. Selling the processed wood to the "kurfürstliches Salzamt" (the electoral salt authority) in Reichenhall was an additional line of business. At the beginning of the 16th century, zinc spar was discovered at the north side of the Staufen by miners from Salzburg. By then, the frontiers between Salzburg and Traunstein had not been defined yet, so that the "Traunsteiner" drove away the workers at gunpoint. During the same year, Duke William V gave the mine including all mining rights at the Staufen to the bursary officer of Reichenhall and Adam Reuter in the Inz'l. The grave of Adam Reuter, judge and responsible citizen, can be found at the south entrance of the church. By the end of the 16th century, the mining rights for lead and smithsonite were used at the Hochstaufen and during the Thirty Year's War transfered to the Rauschberg (Großer Kienberg) with its profitable ore deposits. In 1704, in the course of the War of the Spanish Succession, Austrian soldiers burned it down to the ground. The buildings were rebuilt and under the administration of the emperor within 10 years almost completely exploited. During the Austrian War of Succession, Austrian troops again occupied the Schmelz, but caused no damage. In 1724 St. Michael's Church fell victim to a fire. It was rebuilt and got a neat bulbous double spire. In 1749 almost the whole village burned down, as it is reported on a votive placque in "Maria Kirchenthal" (a pilgrimage site near Lofer). From the 17th to the 19th century the valley was filled with a buzz of activity. From 1617-19 the ducal architect Simon Reiffenstuel built a pipeline in which brine was pumped from Reichenhall via Inzell to Traunstein. This masterpiece was said to be a Wonder of the World in the 17th century. Again Inzell realises a profite with salt from Reichenhall, when at the beginning of the 19th century the salt pipeline was built from Berchtesgaden via Inzell to Rosenheim. By the end of the 18th century, mining was stopped because the ore deposits were exploited. Despite all this and the hard times following both World Wars, Inzell could hold its ground. Far-sighted men in the village sensed the real future for Inzell: its unique beautiful scenery and the clean air. In 1912 they founded the "Verkehrs- und Verschönerungsverein". The simple summer retreat of the twenties of last century developed into a health resort from 1957 on. 1959-60, the Frillensee was rediscovered as a skating and speed skating facility. By building the ice rink from 1963-65, the sportive and touristy development of wintery activities triggered off.
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