 Parish Church of St. Nicholas | ||
| Elbigenalp | ||
| district | Reutte | |
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| Residents | 889 (2018) | |
| height | 1,039 m | |
| Tourist info | 43 (0)5634 5315 http://www.lechtal.at/elbigenalp/ | |
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Elbigenalp is a community in Tyrolean Lechtal in North Tyrol / Austria and the main town in the valley.
background
Elbigenalp lies in the somewhat wider valley floor of the Tyrolean Lech Valley and on the northern side of the valley.
A parish in the Lech Valley is first mentioned in a document in 1312, the settlement then appears as "in the Albigen Alps" for the first time in 1488, it is the first settlement in the Lech Valley and belongs to the monastery Feet. The name common among the locals for Elbigenalp is "Das Duarf", simply for village.
The region was then and still is today more of an agricultural character. The Appenzell War (1402–1408), the Thirty Years' War (1618 to 1648) and also the plague (1633–1635) hit the region hard at the time. Due to the unfavorable conditions of the harsh climate, the yields in agriculture are rather meager, so that the Inhabitants have to improve their income with manual work: In the Lechtal the carving trade originates, many Lechtalers then hire themselves out as plasterers and painters all over Europe as far as Russia in the baroque period, they bring money and their skills back home with them and decorate also their own houses. Today Elbigenalp is a stronghold for carving and handicrafts.
An important name in the local history is the chronicler, lithographer and painter Johann A. Falger (* 1791; † 1876), he founded a drawing school and later plastering school as the forerunner of today's Carving school (since 1951).
Elbigealpe is also home to the famous in the 19th century Geierwally: Anna Knittel (* July 28, 1841 in Elbigenalp; † February 28, 1915 in Wattens) as a self-confident seventeen-year-old girl, hanging on a rope, cleared an eagle's nest in a rock face near the village, a common practice at the time to protect the flocks of sheep, but not by young girls.
Anna Knittel later attended a private academic preschool and became famous for her oil landscapes and flower paintings. Her unique Adler story was turned into a heroic deed by the travel writer Ludwig von Steub and then found its way into the Heimatfilm in an exaggerated form: Anna became an over-the-top wild "Wally" from the legendary Ötztal in Tyrol.
The period 1867 to 1889 is considered to be the good years for Elbigenalp: Queen Mother Marie of Bavaria, the mother of the legendary Bavarian King Ludwig II, regularly spends a few months in the summer on vacation in the quiet mountain village with her court of up to 30 people. That is also the beginning of tourism in Elbigenalp, the tourism association was founded after the Second World War.
Further Districts from Elbigenalp are Unter- and Obergiblen as well as Köglen and the hamlet of Grünau.
getting there
Dynamic cards| Distances (road km) | |
| Zürs | 24 km |
|---|---|
| Reutte | 34 km |
| Feet | 50 km |
| Garmisch | 77 km |
| innsbruck | 130 km |
| Munich | 159 km |
| Vienna | 550 km |
By plane
The nearest international airports are in innsbruck (Distance about 122 km) and north of Munich the Munich Airport (also "Franz Josef Strauss", distance approx. 205 km). The is also within reach Allgäu Airport in Memmingen (120 km).
Close to Reutte is the Reutte-Höfen airfield for gliders, powered aircraft, helicopters and ULs; Info: www.flugsportverein-reutte.at.
By train
The nearest train station is in Reutte, he is a station at the Ausserfernbahn which is off Garmisch-Partenkirchen (in D) across the Bavarian-Austrian border, Lermoos, Bichlbach, Heiterwang-Plansee, Reutte and Pfronten to Kempten. Private page too KBS 976
In the street
The main traffic route in the Tyrolean Lechtal is the Lechtalstraße (Austrian state road L 198 / B 198). She leads from the Arlberg area (Zürs, Lech, in Warth Connection to the L 200) coming through the Tyrolean Lechtal and Elbigenalp to Reutte (Connection to the B 179). Please note the permanent winter closure in the section between Lech and Warth.
- From the south, space innsbruck: from the A12 towards Bregenz via Mötz and the Fernpass further via Reutte on the Lechtalstraße to Elbigenalp.
- Out of the room Munich: on the A95 motorway via Garmisch, Lermoos and Reutte and into the Tyrolean Lech Valley to Elbigenalp.
- Out of the room Stuttgart Via the A8 towards Munich, from the Ulm intersection on the A7 via Memmingen, Kempten and Füssen to Reutte and Elbigenalp.
- From the south and southwest (Switzerland, Vorarlberg), access is also possible via the Arlberg area to Elbigealp in winter, depending on the road conditions.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Parish Church of St. Nicholas in Elbigenalp: rebuilt from 1664-74 according to plans by Georg Falger, the choir and the northern tower of the previous church and probably dating from the time the parish was founded were taken over. Inside baroque furnishings, frescoes by Johann Jakob Zeiller from Reutte (1708-1783);
- 2 Mount of Olives Chapel in Elbigenalp on a ledge north of the village.
Further information about the churches at the parish of Oberlechtal: www.pfarren-oberlechtal.at
There are some old farmhouses in the village, which are decorated with fan painting and stucco, and there are also numerous carvings.
activities
- Geierwally open-air theater (covered) (in the Bernhardstal). Tel.: 43(0)5634 5315-12, Email: [email protected].
shop
Bakery, Spar market (village no. 46) are represented in the village.
- Martin Geisler-Moroder (Carvings: figures of saints, nativity scenes, angels, etc.), Elbigenalp-Dorf 63, A-6652 Elbigenalp. Tel.: 43 (0)5634 6215.
kitchen
- Gasthof Post (room), Dorf 41 b, A-6652 Elbigenalp. Tel.: 43 (0)5634 6205, Fax: 43 (0)5634 6850. Price: BB from approx. € 30.-.
nightlife
accommodation
Learn
- Elbigenalp carving school (Technical school for sculptors), Hno. 57, A-6652 Elbigenalp. Tel.: 43 (0)5634 6226. . The only carving school in Austria, summer creative courses;
health
The closest primary care hospital is the District Hospital in Reutte.
| Brief information | |
| Phone code | 43 (0) 5634 |
|---|---|
| Post Code | 6652 |
| Mark | RE |
| Time zone | UTC 1 |
| Euro emergency call | 112 |
| police | 133 |
| rescue | 144 |
| Mountain rescue | 140 |
Practical advice
- Elbigenalp tourist office, Hauptstrasse 55 b, A-6652 Elbigenalp. Tel.: 43 (0)5634 5315, Fax: (0)5634 5316, Email: [email protected].
- Alpine Club - Weather service;
- Avalanche warning service for Austria
trips
literature
Web links
- official website of the municipality: www.elbigenalp.tirol.gv.at;
- Location information on: www.geschichte-tirol.com
- Official website of the Lechtal holiday region: www.lechtal.at;
- official website of the Tiroler Lech Nature Park: www.naturpark-tiroler-lech.at;
- Theater stages Ausserfern: www.theater-ausserfern.com;
