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Kaltenbach | ||
federal state | Tyrol | |
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Residents | 1.313 (2018) | |
height | 558 m | |
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Kaltenbach is a small town on the Ziller im Zillertal in the Schwaz district of the state Tyrol, Austria. Despite only about 1170 inhabitants, Kaltenbach is an important winter sports resort with the winter sports area Hochfügen-Hochzillertal.
background
getting there
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The entire Zillertal is between Jenbach and Mayrhofen of the Zillertal Railway developed every hour. Steam train rides are also offered (every Wednesday in winter).
mobility
- Hochzillertal cable car, Postfeldstrasse 7, 6272 Kaltenbach. Open: 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. daily.
- 1 Hochzillertal valley station
- 2 Hochzillertal mountain station
Tourist Attractions
- Hubertus Chapel, on the Zillertaler Höhenstraße.
- Mary Visitation, Chapel on the right bank of the Kaltenbach.
- Kaltenbach waterfall
activities
shop
Sports shops:
- Sport Eller (Hochzillertal valley station).
- Sports stick (Valley station and mountain station Hochzillertal).
- Rent & Go (Hochzillertal valley station).
- Sport 2000-Rent a sport Unterlerecher (Hochzillertal valley station).
A wide range of ski equipment can also be rented in the sports shops. It is advisable to make a reservation in advance, as new rental equipment is often sold out at the beginning of the week.
kitchen
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- Gasthof Post, Hno. 8th. Three star guest house in the center of the village with good food and friendly service.
- Country inn BRÜCKE, Hno. 6th. Guest house in the center of the village. The inn still has to work on the service.
- Hotel - Restaurant - Hochzillertal, Dorfstrasse 16. Hotel restaurant 200 m next to the Hochzillertal valley station. Open from 7.30 a.m., no day of rest.
accommodation
- 1 Herbal Hotel Hochzillertal, Dorfstrasse 16, 6272 Kaltenbach, Austria. Tel.: 43 5283 2420, Email: [email protected].
- Kristallhütte Eder GmbH, Zellberg 1. Tel.: (0)67688632400.
nightlife
- Postalm, Emberg 86. Après ski, bar, restaurant right next to the valley station. For friends of loud, boozy entertainment.
Practical advice
An astonishing bad habit in Kaltenbach inns, but also in many catering stations in the ski area (except for ski pass sales) is the lack of acceptance of any credit or EC (or Maestro) cards, so always take enough cash with you.
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.kaltenbach.tirol.gv.at/ - Official website of Kaltenbach
- Kaltenbach Hochzillertal