Wildschönau

Wildschönau is a 24 km long valley in the Kitzbühel Alps, close to the city of Wörgl.

Altitude: 828 m asl

Including the four villages Niederau, Oberau, Auffach and Thierbach as well as further hamlets, the popular holiday destination Wildschönau is located in the area of Kufstein and surroundings. For a long time mining was the main source of income in this area, while today tourism and pastoral economy prevail. There are also some famous citizens, including the Porsche Supercup racing driver Norbert Siedler, as well as Andreas Thaler (1883-1939), agricultural minister and founder of Treze Tílias (in German: Dreizehnlinden), a Tyrolean village in Brazil.

According to legends, the area of Wildschönau (see pic) has once been covered by a lake, at the river of which a dragon resided. When a farmer killed the dragon, before that the dragon stroke the rock that delimited the lake. As a consequence the water of the lake flowed into the Kundler gorge, which made the beautiful Wildschönau high valley emerge. This dragon is also pictured on the emblem of Wildschönau, on dark blue and black background.

In summer there is a network of 300 km hiking trails available, while the main winter activities are skiing, as the skiing areas Markbachjoch and Schatzberg offer more than 70 km of well-groomed slopes. By the way, the ADAC awarded the first place in the category “Small but mighty” to Wildschönau. Moreover the slope Markbachjoch (3 km, 760 m altitude difference) was declared „Best black run“ by the SKIRESORT Service International. Congratulations!

Our tip: Try the “Wildschönauer Krautinger“, a schnaps made of the white turnip. This is not only a schnaps, but also a domestic remedy, elixir of life and medicine, to which even one whole week is dedicated in the area of Wildschönau.