Austria Kufstein Tourism
Kufstein is an old Tirolese border town in the lower Inn valley, situated at the point where the river cuts its way through the Alps between the Kaisergebirge in the east and the truncated cone of Pendling in the southwest. Possession of the town was much disputed during the Middle Ages, and the imposing stronghold of Feste Kufstein was built
here. Kufstein is now a popular holiday resort, with attractive lake scenery in the surrounding area as well as good walking and climbing in the Kaisergebirge. It plays an important part in trade and traffic between Bavaria and Tirol.
A stroll through the town is very rewarding. Parts still remain of the old town walls, including the moated bastion. Römerhofgasse is a delightful part of the old town of Kufstein. From there the lively Unterer Stadtplatz, with the Marienbrunnen (fountain with a statue of Our Lady), extends over the River Inn. Near the Unterer Stadtplatz stand the Rathaus and the parish church of St Vitus, a Late Gothic hall-church built in 1400 on the site of an earlier Gothic church. Not far from the Rathaus will be found a Planetarium, the only one in Tirol.
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Austria Klagenfurt Tourism
Klagenfurt, capital of Carinthia, lies on the edge of the wide Klagenfurt basin, which is bounded on the south by the wooded ridge of the Sassnitz range, with the Karawanken rearing up behind. Although Klagenfurt is an important traffic junction and a busy industrial and commercial town, it has an attractive old quarter with picturesque little
lanes and historic old buildings. It is also now a university town. Founded about 1161 as a market village, Klagenfurt was granted its municipal charter in 1252. The old town was destroyed by fire in 1514, whereupon the provincial Estates of Carinthia petitioned the Emperor Maximilian I to grant them possession of the now impoverished little town. It was duly transferred to them in 1518, and Klagenfurt then displaced St Veit an der Glan as capital of the province and began to expand. Between 1527 and 1558 a canal was constructed to supply water for the moat surrounding the town, and this still links Klagenfurt with the Wörther See. The line of the old fortifications is marked by a circuit of streets, the Ring, around the old part of the town, which today has many parks and gardens. Klagenfurt is the birthplace of Robert Musil (1880-1942), who became world-famous for his novel "The Man without Qualities", and of Ingeborg Bachmann (1926-73), well known for her lyric writings. A literary competition is held every year in Klagenfurt.
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Austria Kitzbuhel Tourism
Kitzbühel, one of the largest and best-known winter sports resorts in Austria, lies in a wide basin in the valley of the Kitzbüheler Ache, at the foot of the Kitzbüheler Horn, on the busy road from St Johann to the Thurn Pass. Kitzbühel rose to prosperity in the 16th and 17th C., thanks to its copper and silver mines. It is now a fashionable
resort ("Kitz") catering to an international public. Kitzbühel and the surrounding countryside are excellent for skiing, and there are also tennis courts and three golf courses. Various events are held every year, including the International Hahnenkamm Ski Races in January.
The old core of the town, built on a long ridge of hill, consists of two streets with handsome old gabled houses, the Vorderstadt and the Hinterstadt. Many of the houses and other buildings are in the typical style of the Lower Inn valley.
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Innsbruck Tourism
Innsbruck, the old provincial capital of Tirol, lies in the wide Inn valley at the intersection of two important traffic routes, between Germany and Italy and between Vienna and Switzerland. From all over the city there are vistas of the ring of mountains which rear up above the gentler terraces of lower ground on which it lies. To the north
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Imst Tourism
Imst, an ancient little town beautifully situated on a terrace above the Inn at the mouth of the Gurgl valley, is the most important road junction on the Innsbruck-Landeck route and a good base for the Ötztal and Pitztal. The "Schemenlaufen", an interesting and picturesque Shrovetide folk festival, is held every four years. In the old world
The parish church (15th C.) in the Oberstadt (Upper Town) is interesting; it has external frescos on its west and south walls and a representation of St Christopher has been restored. There is a chairlift through the Rosengartl gorge to Alploch (2,050m/6,725ft), south of the Muttekopfhütte (1,934m/6,345ft) below the southeastern side of the Muttekopf (2,777m/9,111ft). This region offers opportunities for skiing, cross-country skiing and sledging.
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Gloggnitz Tourism
Gloggnitz (442m/1,450ft; pop. 6,300) nestles in the Schwarza valley northeast of the Semmering pass. This little town is a popular summer resort, the starting point of the road and railroad over the Semmering and a good base for exploring the Raxalpe and Wechsel area, a mountain range rich in forests and pastureland, which forms the boundary
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Feldkirch Tourism
Feldkirch, the old district capital in Vorarlberg, the most westerly town in Austria, lies some 35km/22mi south of Bregenz, where the Ill carves its way through a rocky gorge from the Wallgau into the Rhine valley. Divided into the districts of Tisis, Tosters and Nofels, it adjoins the Principality of Liechtenstein. Feldkirch is an international
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Eisenstadt Tourism
Eisenstadt, capital of the province of Burgenland, on the south-east fringes of the Leithagebirge, some 15km/9mi west of the Neusiedler See, has aristocratic traditions. In the 17th and 18th century this was the principal seat of the great Esterházy family, who left a distinctive imprint on the town and helped it to prosper. Prince Nikolaus
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Dornbirn Tourism
Dornbirn, the newest and also largest town in Vorarlberg, lies only a few miles south of Bregenz at the edge of the Bregenzerwald on the edge of the wide valley of the Rhine. Since the end of the Second World War in particular it has developed to become the economic center of Vorarlberg; many well-known textile and engineering firms are
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Bregenz
A 2 Land: Vorarlberg Altitude: 395m/1,296ft Population: 27,000 Bregenz, the capital of Vorarlberg, lies on the southeastern shores of Lake Constance at the foot of the Pfänder, which links up with the Bregenzer Wald. The town extends southwards as far as the Bregenzer Ache, and is divided into the Lower and Upper Towns (Unterstadt and Oberstadt)
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Bad Ischl Tourism
The little spa of Bad Ischl, in the heart of the Salzkammergut, lies on a peninsula between the River Traun and its tributary the Ischl, surrounded by wooded hills. It was for many years (1854-1914) the summer residence of the Emperor Francis Joseph I, and much of the town shows the architectural style of the old Austro-Hungarian monarchy, when
it became the rendezvous of the fashionable world of the day. Bad Ischl, a town of trim gardens and handsome villas, still attracts many visitors as a brine spa and health resort.
In the town center is Ferdinand - Auböck - Platz, with the parish church (Pfarrkirche, 1753). The Pfarrgasse, an elegant shopping street, leads to the famous Esplanade, with villas dating from the Imperial period.
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