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| Wattens | ||
| federal state | Tyrol | |
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| Residents | 7.881 (2018) | |
| height | 564 m | |
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Wattens is a market town in Tyrol with 7,600 inhabitants.
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Tourist Attractions
- 1 Swarovski Crystal Worlds, Kristallweltenstrasse 1, 6112 Wattens, Austria. : To mark the centenary of Swarovski’s company, the Austrian artist André Heller built the illusionistic world of glass in 1995 on an artificial hill at the eastern end of the town. Cultural programs such as “Music in the Giant” or offers such as the “RiesenKinderSpiel” for the youngest visitors make the Crystal Worlds a pulsating center.
- Laurentiuskirche. The church in the center of Wattens dates back to Roman times and was first mentioned in a document in 1318. The present church was rebuilt after several fires and consecrated in 1820.
- Rätersiedlung Himmelreich. The Rätersiedlung is located on a hilltop between Wattens and Volders. On the settlement area enclosed by a ring wall, the foundations of five buildings can be viewed, which presumably represented the heap of a Rhaetian nobleman. He was from the 4th to the 1st century. inhabited before Christ and was destroyed by fire. The open-air museum can be reached in about 15 minutes on foot and is freely accessible.
Museums
- Local history and industry museum. The museum offers an insight into the past and present of the municipalities of Wattens and Volders. It contains the finds from the Rätersiedlung Himmelreich as well as urns with extensive grave goods from 431 graves in the Volder urn field.
- Typewriter Museum. The museum shows over 450 fully functional models from the development of the typewriter. They cover the period from 1884 to the present day and offer interesting insights into the development of the typewriter. Cutaway models provide an insight into the function.
Cultural events
- Music in the giant. Chamber music in the Swarovski Crystal Worlds.
- Tyrolean fairy tales and legends festival. Famous fairy tales and old legends from and around Tyrol are staged in a funny and modern way at the legend and fairy tale festival.
activities
To go biking
The well-known Inn cycle path from Innsbruck to Passau passes in the immediate vicinity, and there are also several tours available especially for mountain bikers. These range from leisurely cycling routes to challenging mountain slopes.
hike
in Tyrol's largest nature park, the Karwendel Alpine Park. There are routes of different lengths and degrees of difficulty available. The best known are:
- Way of St. James
- Eagle Walk
- Historical circular hiking trail
Climb
The 10 km long Halltal, which leads from the Inntal into the Karwendel, is the ideal starting point for all kinds of climbing tours. The Alpenverein Hall offers ideal climbing conditions with seven climbing gardens. The classic routes are of difficulty level 6, a few easier ones in the 4 and 5 range also available. If you want to get to know the extreme side, you can try routes in the upper 8 and 9 range.
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Web links
- http://www.wattens.tirol.gv.at/ - Wattens official website
