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enhancing the town’s prosperity of Kaisergebirge, Karwen delge- Jakob Zeiller, the best-known
and reputation. The local cross- birge and Dachstein, you can member of an artistic family
country skiing trails are the see the snow-covered peaks of that settled in Reutte in the
longest in the Alps, measuring the High Tauern. To the east, 17th and 18th centuries – they
some 250 km (155 miles). there are the Arlberg mountains once lived at No. 1 Zeiller Platz.
At the centre of Seefeld stands with Silvretta and Rätikon, with The 15th-century convent
the huge 15th-century church of the peaks of the Appenzeller church of St Anna features
St Oswald, while at the western Alpen in between, and the several interesting works of
end of the town is a chapel built Allgäu mountains in the art. In the main altarpiece are a
on the orders of Archduke distance. To the north, Bavaria picture of the Madonna with
Leopold V to house a crucifix can be seen. Child and St Anna (c.1515) and
dating from the early 16th cen- Clemens Krauss, the founder two vast figures of St Magnus
tury and said to have miraculous of the famous Vienna New Year’s and St Afra dating from the
powers. The crucifix stands within Day concerts, lived in Ehrwald early 18th century.
the altarpiece of this small, circular and lies buried here. The Heimatmuseum (regional
building with a Renaissance museum) has a fine collection
portal and onion dome. of paintings by outstanding
Visitors to Seefeld can also p Reutte masters of the Baroque, mainly
enjoy a trip to the casino, one Road map B4. * 6,000. of the Zeiller family members, as
of the largest in Austria. n Untermarkt 34, (05672) 62336. well as exhibits associated with
∑ reutte.com transport and salt mining.
Specimens representative of
Reutte is the largest town in the local flora can be seen in the
the Ausserfern district, a remote Alpenblumengarten, an Alpine
area that was cut off flower garden on top of the
from the world for a Hahnenkamm, at a height
considerable time: it is of about 1,700 m (5,577 ft)
said that the first car above sea level.
arrived here only in 1947.
Reutte can be reached E Heimatmuseum
from Innsbruck via the Grünes Haus, Untermarkt 26.
Fern Pass, a route first Tel (05672) 72304. Open 1–5pm
used in Roman times. In Tue–Sat. ∑ museum-reutte.at
the valley of the Lech
river, it is today the main Environs
View of Zugspitze from the Ehrwald side town and trade centre of A short distance east of Reutte
the region. In medieval is the beautiful 5-km- (3-mile-)
o Ehrwald times it grew rich on the salt long Plansee, where small
trade, and to this day it has pleasure boats offer cruises
Road map B4. * 2,600. £ @
n Kirchplatz 1, (05673) 20 000-208. some lovely town houses with on the tranquil waters. In
∑ zugspitzarena.com oriel windows, open staircases winter the entire lake freezes
and painted façades. Many of over and becomes a giant ice-
Nestling below the western side the paintings are by Johann skating rink.
of Zugspitze (2,965 m/ 9728 ft),
the highest peak of the Bavarian
Alps, is the resort village of
Ehrwald. On the German side
of the mountain is the resort of
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the
most popular winter sports centre
in that area. Several Austrian
and German resorts, including
Garmisch-Partenkirchen and
Ehrwald, have joined up to
form one vast skiing area.
The summit of Zugspitze can
be reached from both the
German and the Austrian sides.
From Ehrwald, you take the
cable car from the lower station
of Ehrwald/Obermoos. The
upper station affords magnifi-
cent views. To the south,
beyond the mountain ranges Plansee, a tranquil, picturesque lake near Reutte
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp298–9 and pp323–4

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