My Tirol: Alpbach
On a beautiful spring morning, I set out from Innsbruck in a search for physicist Erwin Schrödinger. What Isaac Newton is to classical physics; Erwin Schrödinger is to quantum physics. In a modest church cemetery in the centre of Alpbach lie the graves for Erwin and Annemarie Schrödinger.
At an elevation of 974 metres (3196 feet), Alpbach is situated along the Alpbach river and nestled among the surrounding Kitzbühel Alps (KitzbĂĽheler Alpen). Many of the town’s buildings have traditional architecture with wood moulded and ornamented balconies. With population about 2600, key activities consist of summer hiking and winter skiing via a number of cable cars to the surrounding mountains including Wiedersberger Horn. Known also as “the town of thinkers” (Das Dorf der Denker), the 21st-century glass-and-wood construction of the Congress Centre was designed for the purpose of fostering and strengthening intra-European communication and cooperation. In the aftermath of the Second World War, Alpbach has hosted since 1945 the European Forum Alpbach, held annually in August with more than 5-thousand people in attendance.
This for me is classic Tirolean alpine idyll. Next time, I’d like to come back and stay awhile.
Left and right, respectively, are St. Oswald parish church and Hotel Böglerhof (6D1).
Morning light in Alpbach valley; left-to-right, respectively: Grosser Galtenberg, Dristenkopf, Wiedersberger Horn (6D1).
Hotel Böglerhof: Ort der Stille (6D1).
Hotel Böglerhof: sculptures next to Ort der Stille (6D1).
9am in town; Böglerhof at right (6D1).
Pfarrkirche St. Oswald: parish church and its adjacent cemetery where Erwin and Annemarie Schrödinger are buried (6D1).
Northwest in the Dorfzentrum, or village centre (X70).
Bäckerei (bakery) “Tappeiner Brot” (X70).
Tappeiner Brot, open for business with morning coffee and pastry to go (X70).
Fresh baked in house at Tappeiner Brot: Donut, Linzer Kipferl, Topfenstangerl, Eskimo, Topfenstrudel, Apfelstrudel, Mohn-Kipferl, Nuss-Kipferl, Topfengolatsche. I got one poppyseed-roll (Mohn-Kipferl) and a creamy custard-filled pouch (Topfengoltasche).
Historic promo poster: “Le plus beau village d’Autriche” (FR) / “Das schönste Dorf Ă–sterreichs” (DE) / “The most beautiful village in Austria” (EN).
Congress Centrum / Congress Centre (X70).
Alpbach town centre with St. Oswald Church at left and Hotel Böglerhof at right (X70).
In town bus-stop “Alpbach Böglerhof” (X70).
On a main road into town, the sign at left reads: “Alpbach: Schönstes Dorf Ă–sterreichs, Schönstes Blumendorf Europas” (X70).
“The most beautiful village in Austria, the most beautiful flower village in Europe” (X70).
On the return bus to Brixlegg: in Mehrn, northwest on Alpbacher Landstrasse with Vorderes Sonnwendjoch at upper-right (X70).
I used my 11-day Eurail two-country rail pass to travel by Austrian rail (ÖBB) between Innsbruck and Brixlegg, before hopping on local bus 4074 (VVT) between Brixlegg and Alpbach town. I paid the modest bus fares (3.60 Euro each way), as local bus service was not included in the rail pass.
I made all photos above on 14 May 2018 with a Canon EOS 6D mark 1 (6D1) and a Fujifilm X70 fixed-lens prime (X70). Alle Fotoaufnahmen sind von Wasserzeichen versehen worden. This post appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com as https://wp.me/p1BIdT-cc0.
My Tirol, in 1-day trips:
• Alpbach valley.
• Brenner Pass.
• Scharnitz & Porta Claudia.
• Stubai valley.
• Wilder Kaiser.
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9 Responses to “My Tirol: Alpbach”
How refreshing to view all those beautiful sights.
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Hi and thanks, Cornelia. I’m glad you’re enjoying the images and, hopefully, the accompanying happy memories.
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