The Alpbachtal is a valley in

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. It is a

side valley Side valleys and tributary valleys are valleys whose brooks or rivers flow into greater ones. Upstream, the valleys can be classified in an increasing order which is equivalent to the usual orographic order: the tributaries are ordered from tho ...

of the

Inn valley The Inn ( la, Aenus; rm, En) is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. The river is long. It is a right tributary of the Danube and it is the third largest tributary of the Danube by discharge. The highest point of its drainage basin is ...

The Alpbachtal takes its name from the ''Alpbach'' stream, which flows through the entire valley. The entrance to the valley is the municipality of

Brixlegg Brixlegg is a market town (since 1927) in the Kufstein district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The town lies in the Lower Inn Valley and at the entrance of the Alpbachtal. Neighbouring municipalities Alpbach, Kramsach, Radfeld, Rattenberg, ...

. A road from Brixlegg runs through the valley to the parish of Inneralpbach. The neighbouring valleys are the Ziller valley and

Wildschönau Wildschönau is a municipality within the district of Kufstein in the state of Tyrol 6 km south of Wörgl. The 24 km long high valley near Wörgl is one of the district's tourist centers. Besides a few hamlets, the municipality consists ...

Mountains

The highest mountains in the Alpbachtal are the: * Große Galtenberg (2,425 m) * Sonnenjoch (2,287 m) * Standkopf (2,228 m) * Wiedersberger Horn (2,128 m) * Gratlspitze (1,899 m) * Schatzberg (1,898 m) * Loderstein (1,830 m) * Reitherkogel (1,337 m)

Tourism

The main source of income both in summer and in winter is tourism. There is a large ski area in the Alpbachtal on the south side of the Wiedersberger Horn with 2 gondola cableways and 15 ski lifts. A smaller ski area with one gondola cableway and 4 ski lifts is located at the entrance of the village of Reith im Alpbachtal. The other skiing areas are only served from the other valleys. In summer the valley is a hiking area. There are several alpine meadows (''alms'').

Forum

The annual ''

European Forum Alpbach The European Forum Alpbach (EFA) is an Austrian nonprofit organisation and foundation based in Vienna, Austria. It is best known for hosting the event of the same name in the village of Alpbach. It is an interdisciplinary platform for science, p ...

'', attended by politicians and academics and others from around the world, takes place in Alpbach.

Municipalities

The valley has 2 municipalities: Reith im Alpbachtal and Alpbach. The head of the valley is the village of ''Inneralpbach''.

Gallery

File:Alpbachtal_Schigebiet1.jpg, The Alpbachtal Ski Region, near the Gmahkopf

References

External links

Website of the Alpbachtal Ski Region

Website of the Alpbachtal & Tiroler Seenland Tourist Association
{{Coord, 47.396, 11.910, dim:10000_region:AT, display=title Valleys of Tyrol (state) Kitzbühel Alps Inn (river)