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| Vent | ||
| federal state | Tyrol | |
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| Residents | about 160 | |
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| height | 1,890 m | |
| Tourist info | 43 (0)5254 81 93 http://www.vent.at/ | |
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The mountaineering village Vent lies at 1900 m altitude in the Ötztal Alps and is the starting point for activities in the surrounding mountains.
background
Vent is around 15 kilometers above Soelden and in a basin where the Rofental joins the Rofenbach from the west with the Niedertal and the Niedertaler Ache from the south. To the northeast, the Venter Ache then leaves the valley basin in the Venter Valley.
Administratively, Vent is a district of the municipality Soelden.
The mountain village of Vent sees itself as a representative of the more gentle tourism, so since 2005 well-known plans to build a large reservoir in the Rofental have been massively opposed.
Vent is also part of an initiative made up of 17 Austrian villages and valleys that are based on the initiative of the Austrian Alpine Association Mountaineering Villages (please refer Web links) and have set themselves the goal of setting an example within the meaning of the Alpine Convention. The Alpine Convention is a state treaty signed by the neighboring states in 1991 to guarantee the protection and sustainable development of the Alpine region.
The 1 Rofenhöfe (2,014 m), about two kilometers southwest and a little above Vent in the Rofental, are the highest permanent settlement in the Eastern Alps. For a long time they had extensive special rights, so they were completely tax-free until 1849 and were able to grant the right of asylum. According to a legend, Duke Friedrich IV sought protection here in the 15th century on his flight from Constance to Tyrol. The Rofenhöfe were also one of the backdrops for the film adaptation of the mountain melodrama "Die Geierwally".
The mountain farms are important today due to the Haflinger breed of the mountain farmer Franz Klotz and some businesses in the catering trade.
history
In 1994, the remains of a Stone Age hunting camp were discovered in Rofental; they document the earliest use of the region around 7600 BC. BC (early Bronze Age) attested.
Vent was first mentioned in a document in 1241 and is the oldest documented settlement in the Ötztal, the first settlers were shepherds from South Tyrol. Until 1826 Vent was an independent municipality and belonged to the Castelbello court in Vinschgau, Vent came to Sölden in 1854.
The first tourists came to Vent in the 18th century, the mountaineering village is in the person of Franz Senn with as one of the Birthplace of the German Alpine Club.
Franz Senn
Franz Senn, also known as the glacier pastor, is today considered by many to be the most important personality that the Ötztal has produced.
He was born on March 19, 1831 in Unterlängenfeld, the son of a poor small farmer, and in 1860 voluntarily took over the St. Jakob Curate in Vent. The mountain farming village of Vent was back then and poor, Senn tried hard to raise the standard of living of the population by promoting tourism. His goal was to open up the access to the mountains via paths and accommodations. He was an enthusiastic mountaineer himself and was able to carry out some first ascents, including the Hochvernagtspitze (3,539 m).
Senn's request to the Austrian Alpine Association, which was founded in Vienna in 1862 and is more academically and scientifically oriented, for money for the further expansion of the mule track from Zwieselstein via Ventins Schnalstal was rejected at the time, and subsequently he founded the in 1869 in Munich together with the Prague businessman Johann Stüdl and the Munich student Karl Hofmann German Alpine Club with a tourist orientation and today the largest mountaineering association in the world. In addition, among other things, he created the basis for uniform mountain guide regulations.
Franz Senn, who suffered severe health problems later in life, died of tuberculosis in 1884 Neustift in the Stubai Valley. Among other things, remembers him Franz Senn Hut (Stubai Alps). Thanks to Senn's efforts, the mountain village of Vent achieved a modest level of prosperity even then.
getting there
| Distances (road km) | |
| Soelden | 17 km |
|---|---|
| Oetz | 48 km |
| Imst | 65 km |
| innsbruck | 105 km |
| Garmisch | 121 km |
| Munich | 212 km |
| Vienna | 577 km |
By plane
The nearest international airports are the Innsbruck Airport (Distance approx. 99 km, an hour's drive) and north of Munich the Munich Airport (also "Franz Josef Strauss", distance approx. 260 km).
By train
With the Inntalbahn to Ötztal train station, then continue with the bus (or taxi) via Sölden to Vent.
In the street
From Germany either via the Fernpass or via the Inntal Autobahn (toll) to Tyrol. The Inntal motorway is to be left at kilometer 123 (Ötztal exit). Then on the federal highway 168 direction Timmelsjoch in the Ötztal. At Zwieselstein turn into the Venter valley.
For a toll-free journey from Germany, the main road in the Oberinntal must be used on the section from Imst to Ötz.
From the south, Zwieselstein can also go over the 2447 m high Timmelsjoch can be achieved. The pass is closed in winter from October to May, the pass road is subject to a toll (approx. € 13 for a car for a single crossing).
Park: Chargeable for day visitors, approx. € 4 per day; on multi-day tours, this can cost a lot.
mobility
- bus: Line 8352/4194 (Imst - Ötztal train station - Soelden - Obergurgl) to Sölden, change there and to Vent.
Tourist Attractions
- Parish Church of St. Jacob Church. A first chapel is documented for 1502, it was enlarged in 1712 and buried by an avalanche at the beginning of the 19th century, only the tower and the tabernacle remained. The current baroque style church was consecrated in 1862 and has been renovated several times inside and out since then.
- That’s on the way to the Rofenhöfe old summit cross the Ötztaler Wildspitze set up. It was towed up the mountain in 1933, still dismantled in individual parts, and dismantled again in 2010. The cross was marked by wind, weather and lightning strikes during the 77 years of service at the summit and was replaced there by a new one.
- Chapel of St. Theresia, at the Rofenhöfen.
- Rofental with gorge, mountain hiking opportunities, dense network of mountain huts.
- Suspension bridge. Bridge (46 meters long) over the 30 m deep Rofner Gorge near the Rofnerhöfe, built in 1967 by the Klotz brothers and renewed by the State of Tyrol in 1984.
- From Vent actually a little further away and above the Similaunhütte lies the Ötzi site at approx. 3200 m on the Niederfernerjoch. Even if the site of the well-known Stone Age hunter is actually not a major sight, it should be mentioned for the sake of completeness. The mummy ("Ötzi") can be in South Tyrolean Archeology Museum (Bozen) can be visited. The Wikipedia article is also worth reading Ötzi
activities
- Artist symposium "ArteVent". Annual sculptors' meeting in August on the initiative of Gerbert Ennemoser and in Rofental.
In summer
In the winter
- 3.5 km Trails;
- 5 km long Toboggan run from the mountain station of the lifts;
- 15 km Winter hiking trails;
Alpine skiing
| Surname | phone | Altitude |  |  |  |  |  |  | Σ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venter cable cars | 43 (0) 57200 261 | 1,900 - 2,650 m | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | — | 15 km |
Because of the altitude, the family-friendly ski area of Vent is considered to be snow-sure, it faces south-east towards the sun.
- Vent ski school, Venter Strasse 28, 6458 Vent. Tel.: 43 (0)5254 8123.
shop
- 1 Venter department store, Venterstraße 40, A-6458 Vent. Sporting goods, groceries, souvenirs, newspapers, sports equipment rental.
The next more extensive shopping opportunities are in Soelden.
kitchen
- 1 Mountain inn Rofenhof, Rofenstrasse 3, A-6458 Vent Tirol (Rofenhöfe). Tel.: 43 (0)5254 8103.
nightlife
accommodation
The place has around 900 guest beds.
- 2 Geierwallihof (hotel), Rofenstrasse 4, A-6458 Vent Tirol (Rofenhöfe). Tel.: 43 (0)5254 8145.
Accessible from Vent Mountain huts in the Ötztal Alps are Hochjochhospiz, Vernagthütte, Breslauer Hütte, Martin-Busch Hütte and the Brandenburger Haus.
health
| Brief information | |
| Phone code | 05254 |
|---|---|
| Post Code | 6458 |
| Mark | IN THE |
| Time zone | UTC 1 |
| Emergency calls | |
| police | 133 |
| fire Department | 122 |
| rescue | 144 |
- Doctors, pharmacy and a sports clinic are in Soelden.
- The district hospital St. Vincent for the Tyrolean Oberland is located in Zams (approx. 79 km away).
Practical advice
- 1 Tourist office Vent, A-6458 Vent. Tel.: 43 (0)5254 81 93.
- Alpine Club - Weather service;
- Avalanche warning service for Tyrol
trips
literature
Web links
- Official site for the Oetztal
- Mountaineering villages (a project of the Austrian Alpine Club)
