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Gaishorn am See is situated at an altitude of 723 m in the valley of the river Palten on the old salt trading route along the Palten and Liesingbach valleys over the Schoberpass, the lowest pass (849 m) in the Alps. The oldest document mentioning Gaishorn dates from 1160.

The parish church Heilige Dreifaltigkeit (Holy Trinity) [left] was first mentioned in 1180. The present church was built 1480–1520 after the destruction of the old church by the Turks. The gothic west tower of the church received a spire roof in 1858.

The Protestant church [centre] was built 1872–1880.