Schwaz (German pronunciation: [ˈʃvaːts] ⓘ) is a city in the Austrian state of Tyrol.

Schwaz lies in the middle of the Lower Inn Valley at the foot of the Kellerjoch and Eiblschrofen mountains.

Neighbouring communities include: Buch bei Jenbach, Fügenberg, Gallzein, Pill, Stans, and Vomp.

At the town's height during the 15th and 16th centuries, it was an important silver mining center, providing mineral wealth for both the Fugger banking family and, through them, for the Austrian emperors.

During this period, its population of about 20,000 inhabitants made it the second largest city in the Austrian Empire, after Vienna.