Place in Tyrol, Austria
Wildschonau
is a
municipality
within the district of
Kufstein
in the state of
Tyrol
6 km south of
Worgl
.
The 24 km long high valley near
Worgl
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
Kitzbuhel Alps
. 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 Wildschonau is based on "gentle" tourism and emphasizes not being a ski circuit like the nearby
Kitzbuhel
. Several older T-bar lifts in the skiing region of
Schatzberg
(Auffach) were replaced with two
chair lifts
. A lift connection with the Alpbach valley was built in Summer 2012.
For a long time, there was
mining
in the Wildschonau.
Neighbouring municipalities
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Position within Tyrol
Alpbach
,
Brixlegg
,
Hopfgarten im Brixental
,
Kundl
,
Worgl
.
Boundaries
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The western border of the valley is formed by the following mountains (listed from north to south):
Gratlspitz
,
Schatzberg
,
Joelspitze
,
Lampersberg
,
Kleiner Beil
,
Großer Beil
(the highest mountain in the valley), and
Sonnjoch
. In the east there are the:
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
.
History
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The first mention of Wildschonau dates back to 1193?95, when the Bavarian count Henry of Lechsgemund-Rettenberg transferred some of his people to the
Herrenchiemsee
cloister. Among the testimonies of the deed issued in that circumstance was the
ministerialis
≪Adelbertus de Wiltsconen?we≫
(Albert of Wildschonau).
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Coat of arms
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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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Kufstein
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