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Alpbach, one of Austria's most beautiful villages!

Highly awarded for its unique flower decorations an the truly unique architecture.

skip The Alpbachtal makes a wonderful hiking base, comprising some 160 km of hiking trails leading through softly rolling hills and lush pasturelands.

Alpbach was awarded several times:
- Austria's most beautiful village
- Europe's most beautiful flower village
- excellent drinking water quality (Alpbach Crystal Water), fresh mountain waters
>> www.alpbachtal.at

Although Alpbach made its first appearance

in the chronicles only in 1150, it was settled already at the turn of the millenium by the Bavarians.

skip In 1860 a bronze axe was found at Steinberg Joch saddleback (crossing to Zillertal valley) and it is obviously assumed that this crossing was used before Hallstatt time.

In the 7th and 8th century Irish and Scottish monk started christianization. The patron saint of the parish church (tower dates back to 1440, nave to 1754) is Saint Oswlad, the former king of Northumbria in England.

At the beginning of the 15th century copper and silver ore was found at Gratlspitz, Schatzberg and Luegergraben.
Back then already two guesthouses existed: "Böglerhof" guesthouse and "Jakober" guesthouse, the latter was only a brandy tavern. In the middle of the 19th century mining was stopped due to little output.

In Inneralpbach, above the small church, is the "Vorder-Unterberg" farm, which was lived in until 1952 and the farm house museum. The farm was build by local carpenters from 1636 to 1638. The parlour, the chapel, the curing room and some 800 commodities can be visited there.

Because of the secluded location (the road to Alpbach has only be existing since 1926) the area developed a unique architectural style. Traditions also were preserved longer than elsewhere and in many other valleys of the province.

ALPBACH IS UNIQUE

EVERYTHING YOUR HEART COULD POSSIBLY DESIRE...

skip 110 guest beds in 1938; some 2,500 guest beds today.
Inhabitants: 2,633
105 farms (same number as 100 years ago)

Since 1945 the village hosts the European Forum Alpbach held in August (2 weeks). A meeting place for countless personalities and experts in the field of politics, industry, science and culture.

The traditional architecture has been preserved in Alpbach thanks to an official resolution. Alpbach was awarded the "clean air certificate" in 1975.

In August 1983 Alpbach won the title of "Austria's most beautiful village" and in 1993 Alpbach was declared "Europe's most beautiful flower village"

The new Congress Centrum Alpbach was opened in 1999 on the occasion of the 55th edition of the European Forum Alpbach.

http://www.congressalpbach.com

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