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Krün | ||
federal state | Bavaria | |
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Residents | 1.962 (2019) | |
height | 875 m | |
Tourist info | 49 (0)8823 339 81 www.alpenwelt-karwendel.de/ | |
location | ||
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The tourism community Krün describes itself as a "mountain village" and is located in the upper Isar valley Werdenfelser Land, at the feet of Karwendel and Wetterstein in Upper Bavaria.
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background
The oldest evidence of settlement in the region in documents from the monastery Scharnitz in the middle of the 8th century. The Schwaige "Chlos" (Klais) was first mentioned in 1255. The place name Krün is first recorded for 1294,
In the Middle Ages, agriculture and forestry are the main livelihoods in the village. The first hotel is opened on Barmsee in 1880, the beginnings of tourism.
The municipality of Krün consists of the districts Krün, Klais, Elmau;
getting there
Distances (road km) | |
Wallgau | 3 km |
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Mittenwald | 7 km |
Garmisch | 17 km |
Lenggries | 40 km |
Bad Tölz | 50 km |
innsbruck | 46 km |
burner | 78 km |
Munich | 105 km |
By plane
The next major international airport is Munich Airport: Munich - Franz Josef Strauss (151 km, approx. One and a half hours by car). From here offer above all Lufthansa and their partner the Star Alliance Connections to cities in Germany, Europe and worldwide. As the second largest airport in Germany, it is connected to a growing number of cities.
The airport can also be reached quickly innsbruck (47 km, approx. Half an hour by car);
By train
The Klais train station (district of Krün) is on the route Munich (Starnberg wing station) - Garmisch-Partenkirchen - innsbruck and is a stop for Intercity.
In the street
- from the north (Munich): on the A95 motorway (Munich - Garmisch) to the end of the motorway at Eschenlohe, continue on the B2 federal road through Garmisch-Partenkirchen and turn off to Krün before Mittenwald
- Or: Approach via the federal road B12, past Kochel and Walchensee directly to Wallgau;
- from the south (Austria): From the A12 (Inntalautobahn), exit Zirl / West (west of Innsbruck), turn towards Garmisch over the Zirlerberg and after Mittenwald to Krün;
By bicycle
From Munich via the Isar cycle path;
mobility
- the RVO (Regionalverkehr Oberbayern / DB) operates the bus routes in the region;
- Regionalverkehr Oberbayern GmbH, Hirtenstrasse 24, D-80335 Munich; Tel .: 089 55164-0, Fax: 089 55164-199; info;
Tourist Attractions
- cath. Parish church St. Sebastian: Rococo building from the 18th century (1757 and 1763).
- chapel Maria Rast on the humpback meadows, completed in October 1997;
- Further information about the churches at the parish: www.kirche-kruen-wallgau.de;
- 1 Elmau Castle (Wellness hotel * * * * *), 82493 Elmau - Upper Bavaria. Tel.: 49(0)8823 18-0, Fax: 49(0)8823 18-177, Email: [email protected].
- The Elmau Castle was founded in 1916 by the writer and philosopher Johannes Müller Built according to plans by the architect Carl Sattler for his artistic circle of friends, and then a center for German cultural Protestant intellectuals. After the Second World War, it was initially used as a military hospital for the US troops, from 1951 as a rest home and then as a hotel. The castle is also developing into a center of chamber music, burned down in 2005, but was reopened as a luxury hotel in 2007;
- The hotel is located several kilometers southwest of the Krun town center.
- Humpback meadows: The grassy bumps are a product of the last ice age;
- Barmsee - Alpensee, to be reached on foot from the parking lot at the cemetery in Krün;
- Spa gardens at the Kurhaus;
activities
- Kurhaus Krün (Ballroom with stage, restaurant, sports shooting range, lecture room for slide shows, meetings and congresses, TV room, bowling alleys, gastronomy), Kranzbachstrasse 28, 82494 Krün. Tel.: 49(0)8825 1544.
- Krüner farmers theater, Amateur actors, folk musicians and Schuhplattler, appearances in the Kurhaus;
summer
- Golf course: see in Wallgau;
winter
shop
kitchen
nightlife
- Outside of the gastronomy, it gets quieter in the evening: If you are looking for more, we recommend moving to the next larger towns Mittenwald or immediately after Garmisch-Partenkirchen;
accommodation
health
- Sebastian pharmacy, Walchenseestr. 11, 82494 Krün. Tel.: 49(0)8825 10 46, Fax: 49(0)8825 10 77. Open: Mon. to Fri., 8.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. - 6.30 p.m. Sa: 8.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.
- Zugspitz pharmacy Unterer Dorfplatz 1, 82491 Grainau, Tel .: 08821/8832; Opening times: Mon - Fri 8.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. 2.30 p.m. - 6.30 p.m., Sat 8.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m., Sun public holidays 11.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m.
- The next Hospitals are located in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and in Murnau;
Practical advice
Brief information | |
Phone code | 08825 |
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Post Code | 82494 |
Mark | Cap |
Time zone | UTC 1 |
Emergency call | 112 / 110 |
- Tourist Information Krün: Schöttlkarspitzstr. 15, 82494 Krün; Tel. 08825 1094, Fax: 08825 2244; mailto: [email protected]
- German postal service: Karwendelstr. 2, 82494 Krün
trips
- The mountain world of Karwendel, Wetterstein and Ester Mountains is on the doorstep;
- Kochel- and Walchensee, the Isarwinkel With Jachenau and Bad Tölz and Lenggries can be reached quickly;
literature
Web links
- http://www.kruen.de - Official website of Krün
- Tourist - Info Werdenfelser Land: www.habenfelserland.de;