Durchholzen is a village in the municipality of Walchsee in the Austrian state of Tyrol and has 570 inhabitants.
Durchholzen | |
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 Durchholzen seen from the Zahmer Kaiser mountains | |
  Durchholzen Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°38′18″N 12°17′15″E / 47.63833°N 12.28750°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Tyrol |
| District | Kufstein |
| Municipality | Walchsee |
| Elevation | 691 m (2,267 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6344 |
| Area code | 05374 |
| Vehicle registration | KU |
Geography edit
Durchholzen lies around 3 km southwest of the municipal centre of Walchsee. The lowest point in the parish is Durchholzen (Schmiedtal) at 650 m, the highest is the Pyramidenspitze mountain at 1,999 m above sea level (AA)
Besides the village of Durchholzen, the hamlet of Seetal, the settlements of Sonnleiten and Liesfeld, and several individual farmsteads and alms are also within the parish.
The street names in the village are Durchholzen, Hochberg, Kaiserweg[1], Liesfeld, Lindenweg[2], Moosen und Sonnleiten[3].
History edit
Durchholzen is first mentioned around 1141 on the occasion of a transfer of ownership to Wessobrunn Abbey, where it is recorded as Durchholsen.[1] In the oldest Bavarian ducal urbarium, which dates to 1231/34, it is recorded within the abbey's estate as Durchholtz.[1]
Tourism edit
In summer the Sommerrodelbahn and a play park are the tourist attractions of the village, in winter the main draws are the ski slopes and lifts on the Zahmer Kaiser.
References edit
- ^ a b Martin Bitschnau, Hannes Obermair (2012), Tiroler Urkundenbuch, II. Abteilung: Die Urkunden zur Geschichte des Inn-, Eisack- und Pustertals. Vol. 2: 1140–1200 (in German), Innsbruck: Universitätsverlag Wagner, pp. 20, No. 397, ISBN 978-3-7030-0485-8
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