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16-698: The Großer Galtenberg is the highest mountain in the Alpbach valley in the Austrian state of Tyrol and belongs to the Kitzbühel Alps . It is 2,424  m (AA) high, is located at the southern end of the Alpbach valley and may be approached from the Alpbach suburb of Inneralpbach. The Alpbachtal ski region is located opposite the Galtenberg. From the summit there are views of Wildschönau and

32-487: A combined kitchen and smokehouse, and over 800 artefacts of daily life and work. The road leading up the valley to Alpbach was not built until 1926, and the isolated location of the village led to the development of a distinctive style of architecture and furnishings, and also enabled the local folk traditions to be preserved for much longer than in most of the valleys of the Tyrol . Tourists first began arriving in Alpbach at

48-482: A hundred years ago. Since 1945, Alpbach has been the venue for the Alpbach European Forum , an annual two-week conference of leading figures from the worlds of science , business , the arts and politics . The Forum and the participation of so many people who have shaped the thinking of their times has given Alpbach the nickname , "The Village Of Thinkers." The first conference hall in Alpbach

64-495: Is a gondola and allows people to move from Inner-Alpbach to near the top of the Wiedersberger Horn (the mountain used for all of the runs). Alpbach is also more popular with skiers than snowboarders due to the lack of extreme off piste, but is a very popular place for beginner boarders, or those looking to re-kindle their boarding passion . There is also a halfpipe for the more adventurous. There are three ski schools in

80-464: The Alpbach valley. This Tyrol location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Alpbach The earliest written record of the name Alpbach comes from 1150, although human settlement is known to have begun there before and around the year 1000, and a bronze axe found at Steinberger Joch (the pass leading to the Ziller Valley) in 1860 suggests that the route

96-632: The Council of Europe in Strasbourg conferred upon Alpbach the right to fly the European flag in recognition of the community's services to European Unity. In 1993, Alpbach won "The Most Beautiful Floral Village in Europe" award. In 1999, the new Alpbach Congress Centre was opened, together with the 55th European Forum. With its combination of exciting architecture and a minimum environmental footprint,

112-404: The beginning of the 20th century and by 1938 the village had accommodation for 110 visitors. Since then this figure has increased to 2500 and Alpbach now attracts some 22,000 visitors in summer and about the same in winter for an annual total of 300,000 nights. Tourism is the main source of income for today's 2300 local residents, but there are still 105 working farms in Alpbach, the same number as

128-651: The highest lift in the ski area (2,025 m) there is a path to the summit facilitated by step-like wooden beams. On the wooden summit cross is a plaque with the inscription: Dem Herrgott und der Heimat in treuer Einigkeit im Ottober des Heiligen Jahres 1933 errichtet. Katholischer Burschenverein Reith. ("Erected to the Lord God and our country in faithful unity in October of the year of our Lord 1933. Catholic Fellowship of Reith.") This Tyrol location article

144-411: The main architectural feature is a spiral shaped gallery with floor-to-ceiling glazing for a unique view of the spectacular mountain backdrop. Alpbach is also a well known ski resort and its quiet slopes are well groomed and provide beginner to intermediate runs with many off pistes as well as unpatrolled route 5 which is popular with the more advanced skiers. A new lift has been opened in 2006-2007 which

160-463: The middle of the 19th century, productivity at the mines had declined to the stage where they had to be closed. Vorder-Unterberg Farm, which was built in 1636–1638 by local carpenters and was used as a farmhouse in until 1952, stands at the edge of the forest above the little church in Inneralpbach. Today the building is a mountain farming museum, and the exhibits include the old parlour, chapel,

176-753: The time, the Fugger merchant family from Augsburg had control over mining operations in Schwaz and Kitzbühel , and they extended their activities to include the Alpbach valley. The Böglerhof housed the Fugger offices and was also seat of the Mining Court. In those days, Alpbach already had two inns, the Böglerhof and the Jakober Inn, where the men of the village would go to drink spirits, such as schnapps. By

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192-487: The traditional style of architecture in Alpbach mandatory for all new buildings. Over the years, Alpbach has collected many awards and distinctions. In 1975, the Austrian Public Health Institute certified that Alpbach had the cleanest and purest air in all of Austria. It was voted "Austria's Most Beautiful Village" in 1983 by a television contest organised by Austrian Television. In June 1985,

208-570: The valley, founded in 2012. Wiedersberger Horn The Wiedersberger Horn is a mountain in the Alpbachtal valley in Austria . Its summit is 2,127  m (AA) . The Wiedersberger Horn is accessible from the Alpbachtal via cableways and the mountainsides are used as a skiing area. In winter it may be climbed without difficulty in safe snow conditions. From the top station of

224-529: The village, the first is the original Ski and Snowboardschool at Alpbach-Inneralpbach run since 1932 by Sepp Margreiter (a state-certified ski instructor and ski guide). The second is the Alpbach Active Skischule, of which the HQ of the ski school run from Alpbach, the same as the original ski school. The third is Schischule Alpbachtal, or SkiCheck. This is the most recently established ski school in

240-583: Was already in use in the Hallstatt period . Christianity was first brought to the region in the 7th and 8th centuries by Irish and Scottish monks, and the patron saint of the parish church is in fact St. Oswald , a former King of Northumbria . At the beginning of the 15th century, deposits of copper and silver were discovered on the Gratlspitz and Schatzberg and in the Luegergraben. At

256-466: Was built in the mid-1950s and named after the Austrian poet Paula von Preradovic , who wrote the words for the Austrian national anthem . The plenary hall was named after the physicist and Nobel Prize winner Erwin Schrödinger . He lies buried in the Alpbach cemetery. At the suggestion of Alfons Moser, Mayor of Alpbach from 1945 to 1979, the council issued a local planning law in 1953, which made

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