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| Kössen | ||
| federal state | Tyrol | |
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| Residents | 4.346 (2018) | |
| height | 589 m | |
| Tourist info | 43 (0)501 100 www.kaiserwinkl.com | |
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Kössen is a community in Kaiserwinkl. In summer Kössen and the surrounding mountains are a stronghold for hang-gliders and paragliders, in winter the focus is on alpine skiing.
background
getting there
| Distances (road km) | |
| Kufstein | 26 km |
|---|---|
| Kitzbühel | 30 km |
| Salzburg | 75 km |
| innsbruck | 100 km |
| Munich | 110 km |
| Vienna | 386 km |
By plane
The nearest major international airport is that Munich Airport (140 km, approx. One and a half hours by car). Other airports that can be reached quickly are the Salzburg Airport (66 km, just under an hour's drive, second largest airport in Austria) and the Innsbruck Airport (105 km, a good hour's drive).
By train
The nearest train stations are in Kufstein on the Munich - Rosenheim - Innsbruck railway line (stop for regional trains and ICE connections) and the in St. Johann at the Giselabahn (Salzburg-Tiroler-Bahn) with connection to Salzburg.
By bus
Regional buses run from the train station Kufstein or St. Johann i. T. to Kössen. There are bus connections from Bavaria Reit im Winkl or Schleching from Prien am Chiemsee coming.
In the street
Of north Coming from Germany (toll-free): via the A8 (Munich-Salzburg) to the Inntaldreieck and further towards Kufstein, exit Oberaudorf and continue over federal road Niederndorf and Walchsee to Kössen.
mobility
- Austrian regional buses run on the Kufstein-Ebbs-Niederndorf-Walchsee-Kössen-Reith im Winkl route (line 4030) and St. Johann-Schwendt-Kössen (line 4000)
- A Bavarian bus line runs from Prien am Chiemsee via Schleching to Kössen and on to Reith im Winkl
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Parish church St. Peter and St. Paul:
- A first church in Kössen can be documented for the year 1197, today's church was built in 1719 in the then contemporary Baroque style, the ground floor and the tower still come from a Gothic building that was consecrated in 1518.
- The frescoes and the panel paintings were created by Simon Benedikt Faistenberger from Kitzbühel,
- location: in the center of the village. Info about the church archInForm.
- 2 Maria Klobenstein Pilgrimage church (817 m): The church at the "Klobenen Steine" is named after the split, chunky boulders below the church. The first small Loretto chapel was built in 1701 on a former hermitage; today's pilgrimage church was built in 1732/33. The church is variously counted among the most beautiful pilgrimage churches in Tyrol, also because of its wildly romantic location in a legendary place and on a popular "smuggler's path".
- The Lourdes Chapel with the Lourdes grotto below the pilgrimage church was built in 1886.
- location: in the breakthrough valley of the Großache north of the municipality of Kössen, parking lot on the road to Schleching and just before the border with Bavaria
activities
The local mountain for Kössen is that Unterberg, in summer panoramic mountain and hiking region, in winter ski mountain.
In summer
- Flight school Kössen, Pöllweg 7, A-6345 Kössen. Tel.: 43(0)5375 6559.
- 1 Hager fishing lake, Hagertal, A-6345 Kössen.
Hager fishing lake
Hagersee in the Hagertal
Hagertal
In the winter
Alpine skiing
The Kaiserwinkl region is the wide valley floor between the Kaiser Mountains and the Chiemgau Alps, is one of the snowiest ski areas in Tyrol. Therefore, the Kaiserwinkl, also because of its easy accessibility from the Lower Inn Valley, developed into a very popular ski region.
| Surname | phone | Altitude |  |  |  |  |  |  | Σ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain railways Kössen | 43 (0)5375 / 6226 | 600 - 1,700 m | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 2,8 | 21.8 km |
Nordic skiing
Kössen and its neighboring towns in Kaiserwinkl are crossed by a joint network of trails totaling 255 km (each 127.5 classic and skating)
shop
There are several shops, at the entrance to the village there is a bigger one SAVE (Groceries etc., baked goods) the shop is also open on Sundays during the winter season.
- 1 Intersport Rent Kössen (Sports shop, online ski rental), Thurnbichl 47, 6345 Kössen (at the valley station of the Kössen mountain railways). Tel.: 43 5375 2796.
- Parashop (Device and accessories for paragliding.), Hut 301, 6345 Kössen. Tel.: 43 664 205 43 21.
kitchen
- Hotel Archduke Rainer. Erected in 1587 in Gothic style.
- Restaurant Alt Tyrol, at the Hotel Alpina.
- Restaurant Post, directly in place.
nightlife
- Larinis (Pub & live days), Postweg 1, A-6345 Kössen (at the entrance to the village). Tel.: 43 676 31 797 31.
accommodation
Cheap
- 1 Hiaslerhof ****, Alleestrasse 12, A-6345 Kössen in Tirol. Tel.: 43 5375-6606, Fax: 43 5375 6606, Email: [email protected].
- 2 House Anna, Alleestrasse 12a, A-6345 Kössen in Tirol. Tel.: 43 5375 6601, Email: [email protected].
Upscale
- 3 Hotel Peternhof ****, Moserbergweg 60, A-6345 Kössen in Tirol. Tel.: 43 5375-6285, Email: [email protected].
- 4 Wellness Resort Alpina (Alpina), Outside chapel 2a. Tel.: 43 5375 2146, Email: [email protected].
The 4 * s Wellness Resort in Kaiserwinkl in Kössen, Tyrol.facebook url used
Work
health
Practical advice
| Brief information | |
| surface | 69.37 km² |
|---|---|
| Phone code | 05375 |
| Post Code | 6345 |
| Mark | KB |
| Time zone | UTC 1 |
| Emergency calls | |
| police | 133 |
| rescue | 144 |
| fire Department | 122 |
| Mountain rescue | 140 |
| Emergency doctor service | 141 |
- 1 Tourism association Kaiserwinkl, Postweg 6, 6345 Kössen. Tel.: 43 501 100, Email: [email protected].
- Alpine Club - Weather service;
- Avalanche warning service for Tyrol;
- Avalanche warning service for Bavaria;
trips
- Hagertal is not far from Kössen and recommended for every nature lover
- Kitzbühel - historic old town
- Kufstein - fortress and Riedl glass factory
- Kaiserbachtal a beautiful valley directly to the Wilder Kaiser
literature
Web links
- http://www.koessen.tirol.gv.at/ - Official website of Kössen
- Side of the Municipality of Kössen
