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Explore Hochgurgl in Austria

Hochgurgl in the region of Tyrol is a place in Austria - some 264 mi or ( 425 km ) West of Vienna , the country's capital city .

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Time in Hochgurgl is now 01:00 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Vienna " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Winkle, Unterastlehn, Rechenau, Puit, and Poschach. Since you are here already, consider visiting Winkle . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Hochgurgl ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Rodeln in Obergurgl

2:09 min by Manuel Ribis
Views: 12251 Rating: 4.89

www.hotel-obergurgl.at - Servus aus Obergurgl, heute ist der 18. Dezember 2009. Minus -23 Grad hatte es heute den ganzen Tag. Schön bissig kalt und heute gehe ich zum ersten Mal die neue Rodelbahn in ..

Preopening Obergurgl Hochgurgl - 12. November 2011

2:43 min by wwwobergurglcom
Views: 7627 Rating: 5.00

Heute war wieder einmal das erste Preopening am Programm. Wo in anderen Skigebieten noch die Edelweiss gepflückt werden können, ist bei uns schon voller Skibetrieb. Der Winter beginnt JETZT! Wer es er ..


Obergurgl February 2008

4:59 min by Billybusrammer
Views: 6474 Rating: 3.25

Our recent holiday in Obergurgl, Austria ..

9. Dezember 2009 - Abend in Obergurgl

0:52 min by Manuel Ribis
Views: 2106 Rating: 0.00

www.hotel-obergurgl.at - Servus hier aus Obergurgl. Heute war der 9. Dezember 2009. Die allerletzen Skifahrer kommen jetzt vom Berg herunter. Es war ein traumhafter Skitag. Es hat in den letzten Tagen ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Obergurgl

Obergurgl is a village in the Ötztal Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Located in the municipality of Sölden, the village has approximately 400 year-round inhabitants, and is mainly a tourist resort. Obergurgl became famous in 1931, when the Swiss explorer Auguste Piccard was forced to land on the nearby Großer Gurgler Ferner glacier during his historic balloon flight, during which he became the first man to fly into the stratosphere.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 46.87 11.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in Tyrol (state)

2009 Schalfkogel avalanche

The 2009 Schalfkogel avalanche was an avalanche which occurred in Sölden, Austria, on 3 May 2009. Six people were killed, five Czechs and one Slovak, when the disaster struck in the 3,500-metre Schalfkogel mountain range. The corpses were discovered to have been frozen upon recovery. It was the deadliest avalanche to have occurred in Austria since March 2000. Although avalanches are a regular occurrence in the region, they mainly kill individuals as opposed to entire groups.

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Located at 46.97 11.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 2009 in Austria, 2009 natural disasters, Avalanches

Ötztal

The Ötztal is a 65-kilometer long alpine valley in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The Ötztaler Ache river flows through the valley in a northern direction. The Ötztal separates the Stubai Alps in the east from the Ötztal Alps in the west. The northern end of the valley is at the confluence of the Ötztaler Ache and Inn rivers, 8 kilometers east of Imst and 50 kilometers west of Innsbruck.

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Located at 46.92 10.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Valleys of Tyrol (state)

Rettenbach glacier

The Rettenbach glacier is a glacier located near Sölden, in the Ötztal Alps of Austria. During the winter the glacier is accessible by cable car and from spring time by car, using the Gletscherstraße. During autumn, usually in October, the 'FIS Ski world cup' is opened with the first competition of the season on the glacier. The glacier is also an attractive area for regular skiers and plays an important role in connecting the main ski area of Sölden with the Tiefenbach glacier.

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Located at 46.94 10.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Glaciers of Austria, Glaciers of the Alps

Pfelderer Tal

The Pfelderer Tal, also Pfelderstal, is a side valley of the Passeier Valley in South Tyrol, Italy.

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Located at 46.80 11.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Valleys of South Tyrol