Ehrwald#

Ehrwald, Tirol, municipality in the district of Reutte, alt. 994 m, pop. 2,303, area 49.44 km2, bi-seasonal tourist centre (436,368 overnight stays) in the region of Zwischentoren (between Fern Pass and Katzenberg), at the foot of Zugspitze mountain, in Ausserfern. - Customs station and E.-Schanz border check-point, cableways: Tirolean Zugspitzbahn cablecar (built in 1926, second aerial cableway in Austria) leading to the west summit of Zugspitze mountain (alt. 2964 m) and Ehrwalder Almbahn cableway (alt. 1502 m). Hotel and restaurant trade are dominant economic factors. Baroque parish church (1728/29).

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