Wildschönau

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Wildschönau
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Wildschönau
Wildschönau (Austria)
Wildschönau
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Tyrol
District Kufstein
Mayor Peter Riedmann (ÖVP)
Basic statistics
Area 97.41 km² (37.6 sq mi)
Elevation 938 m  (3078 ft)
Population 4,182  (05/10/2006)
 - Density 43 /km² (111 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate KU
Postal codes 6311, 6313, 6314
Area code 05339
Website www.wildschoenau.
tirol.gv.at
Location of Wildschönau within Kufstein district
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Coordinates: 47°27′00″N 12°03′00″E / 47.45, 12.05

Wildschönau is an Austrian municipality within the district of Kufstein in Tyrol 6km south of Wörgl.

The 24 km long high valley near Wörgl is one of the district's tourist centers. Besides a few hamlets, the municipality consists of the four church villages Niederau, Oberau, Auffach, and Thierbach and is situated in the Kitzbühler Alpen. The municipal office is located in Oberau.

Besides two tourist seasons, the intense highland agriculture plays an economic role. A lot of inhabitants commute to their place of work in other municipalities. The municipality Wildschönau is based on "gentle" tourism and emphasizes not being a ski circuit like the nearby Kitzbühel. Several older T-bar lifts in the skiing region Schatzberg (Auffach) were replaced with two chair lifts. A lift-connection with the Alpbach valley was rejected.

For a long time, there was mining in the Wildschönau.

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[edit] Neighbouring municipalities

Position within Tyrol
Position within Tyrol

Alpbach, Brixlegg, Hopfgarten im Brixental, Kundl, Wörgl.

[edit] Boundaries

The western border of the valley is formed by the following mountains (listed from north to south): Gratlspitz, Schatzberg, Joelspitze, Lämpersberg, Kleiner Beil, Großer Beil (the highest mountain in the valley), and Sonnjoch. In the east there are: Roßkopf, Feldalphorn, Schwaiberghorn, Breiteggern, and Breiteggspitze (listed from north to south). In the north, the valley is separated from the Inntal by a much lower mountain chain, which is cleft by the Kundler Klamm, above which is the Kragenjoch. At the end of the valley is a rather flat pass, the Schafsiedeljoch.

[edit] Coat of arms

Legend has it that the high valley was originally covered by a lake, with a dragon living on its shores. A farmer killed the dragon and during its death struggle, it smashed the rocks which retained the lake. The water poured down through the resulting flume, the so-called Kundler Klamm, towards the Inn valley and the high valley was released. The coat of arms depicts the legendary dragon, while cleaving the rock.

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Municipalities in district Kufstein