Northeast Tyrol is in Tyrol, Austria. It includes Kitzbühel, Kufstein, and Schwaz districts.
Regions
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Map of Northeast Tyrol
| Kitzbühel (Kitzbühel, Fieberbrunn, Hopfgarten im Brixental, St. Johann in Tirol) Very touristic with no high mountains. World famous is the capital Kitzbühel. Mountain ranges within the district include the Kitzbühel Alps, the Loferer Steinberge and the Kaisergebirge. |
| Kufstein (Kufstein, Alpbach, Brixlegg, Wörgl; Ellmau) The district comprises the lower part of the Inn valley as far as the Bavarian border, the Alpbach valley, the Brandenberg valley, Wildschönau and Thiersee. Mountain are not as high as in the western part of Tyrol. Mountain ranges within the district include the Brandenberg Alps, Kitzbühel Alps, and the Kaisergebirge. The largest lakes are the Reintal lakes, Thiersee, Hechtsee, Hintersteiner See and Walchsee. |
| Schwaz (Schwaz, Achenkirch, Jenbach, Maurach, Mayrhofen, Pertisau, Steinberg am Rofan, Eng) The district comprises a part of the lower Inn valley, the complete Zillertal valley with its tributary valleys and the Achental valley with the Achensee. Mountain ranges within the district include the Tux Alps, Zillertal Alps, Kitzbühel Alps, the Karwendel and the Rofan. |
Cities
[edit]Kitzbühel
[edit]- 1 Kitzbühel – a medieval town; famous and exclusive ski resort
- 2 Fieberbrunn – a venue for international snowboarding events; in the summer there is hiking and mountaineering
- 3 Hopfgarten im Brixental
– a popular place for all levels of skier with a variety of slopes and a ski school - 4 St. Johann in Tirol – a well-developed ski centre in the winter season and also a summer tourist resort
- 5 SkiWelt – Austria's largest interconnected ski area
Kufstein
[edit]- 6 Kufstein – the last Austrian town in the Inn valley near the German border, known for its fortress
- 7 Alpbach – a ski resort village with 109 km of slopes, known for its authentic wooden houses
- 8 Brixlegg – famous for "The Cradle" a large outdoor skate arena, that also hosts international competitions
- 9 Ellmau – travel to the top of Hartkaiser mountain via the Hartkaiserbahn funicular
- 10 Wörgl –
Schwaz
[edit]- 11 Schwaz – its historic town centre has many architectural gems from the 15th and 16th century
- 12 Achenkirch – the largest town in the Achen Valley and popular ski resort in winter with extensive ski infrastructure. It sits at the border with Bavaria
- 13 Hintertux – on the beautiful Hintertuxer Gletscher, skiing is possible 365 days a year
- 14 Jenbach –
- 15 Eben am Achensee – in the Achen valley
- 16 Mayrhofen – the main base for skiing on the slopes of the Ziller Valley
- 17 Pertisau – has two main winter ski areas: the Planberg Wiesenlifte, which has one easy trail, and the Karwendel Bergbahn, which has eight easy and eight intermediate trails; he town also has paragliding, kite-surfing, mountain biking, rafting, and diving, hiking, sailing, and cycling activities
- 18 Steinberg am Rofan – a small town deep in the Rofan mountain range
- 19 Fügen – has two ski areas — Hochfügen-Hochzillertal and Spieljoch — and the Zillertal thermal baths.
Other destinations
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[edit]Hiking
[edit]- 1 Furtschaglhaus. 5 hr, Red-class hike, Zamsgatterl
- 2 Greizer Hutte. 6 hr, Red-class hike, Ginzling, Tristenbachalm park
- 3 Laliderer tal - Eng hutte. 5 hr, Blue-class hike, via Falkenhutte
- 4 Stripsenjoch(haus. |content=3 hr, Blue-class hike, Grieseneralm
- 5 Ellmauer tor. 5.5 hr, Black-class hike, Wochenbrunner Alm
- 6 Griesener Kar. 4 hr, Red-class hike, Grieseneralm via Fritz-Pflaum-Hutte
