Ellmau, Tirol, Austria - general view - postcard c.1980s

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• Picture / Image:  Ellmau, Tirol, Austria
• Publisher:  Alpine Luftbild
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Ellmau is a municipality in the district of Kufstein in the Austrian region of Sölllandl. It can be found 12 km southeast of Kufstein as well as 9 km west of Sankt Johann in Tirol. It is located at an elevation of 820 m above sea level. It has a population of 2,660 on an area of 36.40 km². It was mentioned for the first time in the records in 1155 and is nowadays part of the Ski Welt skiing area. Ellmau is in very picturesque alpine countryside famed for its proximity to the Wilder Kaiser mountains and the steep wooded and meadowed hills to the south. The village is a very popular vacation resort both in winter and summer. In winter a variety of winter sports are possible on the local pistes and, in summer, the area is ideal for walking, mountain biking and climbing.

The adjacent hills to the south of Ellmau have several lifts and a railway ascending them.^[2] In the winter several Drag Lifts are in operation for skiers going into the lower stage of hills, in addition to smaller nursery slope lifts. The main lifts are open in both summer and winter. The Astberg is located about 1.5 km east from the village, it is a 4 person chair lift going to the top of the Astberg, where there is a cafe. About 2 km to the west of the Village is the Hartkaiser funicular cable railway which ascends the Hartkaiser taking around 7 minutes.^[3] The car has several passenger compartments and travels up and down at 30 minute intervals. At the top of the Hartkaiser is a restaurant and park with various interactive exhibits and wood carvings. About 4 km to the west at Scheffau is the Brandstadl Gondola Lift, which are 4-man cars suspended by cable. 9 km away is the Hohe Salve lift which is also a gondola lift. You can then take the lift down the other side of the Hohe Salve to Hopfgarten. Individual tickets for these lifts can be bought at the stations or weekly, fortnightly and season passes from tourist information; these cover most lifts in the Skiwelt area. There are no lifts going up the Wilder Kaiser side except for one located in Kufstein. Taxis are available up to the Wochenbrunn from which you need to walk to ascend further.

In a clockwise direction from the northwest are the following places.

• Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser. This is a small village in the foothills of the Wilder Kaiser, it has a few guest houses a shop and cafe. It is also residential.
• Blaiken a small hamlet adjacent to Scheffau located next to the Bransdadl gondola lift.
• Auwald. A mostly residential hamlet.
• Sonnseit.
• Going. A moderate sized village with a church, various hotels and pensions, a few shops and restaurants. Going is located near the Asberg chair lift.
• Stanglwirt. A large hotel is located here.
• Prama. Mainly residential housing and farming.
• Sankt Johann in Tirol. This is a large town at the foot of the Kitzbuhel Horn. There is a large shopping area, with many gift shops and a retail park on outside of town. The town has a railway station and bus terminus. There is a hospital in the town. There is also a general aviation airfield. The town also has a brewery where Huber beer is made.
• Reith bei Kitzbühel. A small village to the south east of Ellmau. It is visible below from the Asberg.
• Kirchberg in Tirol. A moderately sized village with guesthouses, pensions, and houses.
• Brixen im Thale. A moderate sized village with pensions and a schnapps distillery.
• Westendorf. A small resort village in the Brixental valley.
• Hopfgarten im Brixental. Village located on the southern side of the Hohe Salve. Can be reached by chairlift from Söll.
• Söll. Resort village located to west of Ellmau. It has some shops cafes, hotels and is located near the Hohe Salve gondola lift, from where you can reach Hopfgarten.

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