Office Lech
6764 Lech
+43 (0) 5583 2161 - 0
+43 (0) 5583 3155
Office Zürs
6763 Zürs
+43 (0) 5583 2245
+43 (0) 5583 2982
info@lech-zuers.at
6764 Lech
+43 (0) 5583 2161 - 0 +43 (0) 5583 3155Office Zürs
6763 Zürs
+43 (0) 5583 2245 +43 (0) 5583 2982 info@lech-zuers.at
05.03.2012
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location
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Lech, together with Zürs, covers an area of 90 km² in the Austrian province of Vorarlberg
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altitude
population
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Lech: 1,450 m Zürs: 1,720 m
Lech: 1,465 Zürs: 145
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transportation/
arrival information
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By car by way of
Lindau-Bludenz-Langen-Flexenpass-Zürs-Lech
or by way of
Innsbruck-St.Anton-Arlbergpass-Flexenpass-Zürs-Lech
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train station
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Langen am Arlberg, 17 km from Lech, regular bus connections and taxis to Lech
St. Anton am Arlberg, 20 km from Lech, regular bus connections and taxis to Lech |
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airports
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Zurich – 200 km, direct transfer bus on Fri/Sat/Sun (in the winter)
Munich – 300 km
Innsbruck – 110 km
Altenrhein – 100 km
Friedrichshafen – 130 km
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lodging
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Lech: 6,796 beds Zürs: 1,349 beds
338 in 5-star hotels 395 in 5-star hotels
1,212 in 4-star S hotels 64 in 4-star S hotels
2,107 in 4-star hotels 785 in 4-star hotels
1,869 in 3-star hotels 42 in 3-star hotels
459 in 2- and 1-star h.
405 in private lodging
14 on farms
62 in youth hostels
328 in holiday apartments
2 in others 63 in othe
= 266 enterprises = 18 enterprises
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history
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The first documentation of Lech was in 1059. Around 1300 the Walsers settled here from the Swiss Canton of Wallis. The town’s name comes from the River Lech, which can be traced back to "Licca", meaning stone water. The population was poor, surviving off the meagre proceeds from cattle-breeding and dairy farming. The construction of the Flexen Road (1895 – 1900) brought hopes of a better future for the 340 inhabitants at the time.
In 1925 the Lech ski school was founded. The first lifts were built in the year 1939 on the Schlegelkopf. The town experienced a great boom after WWII caused by the appearance of tourism.
The name of Zürs appears for the first time in a purchase contract from the year 1416. The first ski class was held in Zürs in 1906.
Austria’s first ski-lift was built in Zürs in 1938.
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kilometres of ski slopes
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Lech / Zürs: 122 km total, of which:
16 km difficult, 58 km intermediate, 47 km easy
Arlberg: 283 km total, of which:
33 km difficult, 135 km intermediate, 112 km easy
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off-piste runs
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180 km
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longest run
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Zürser Täli: 5,2 km and 734 m altitude difference
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lifts
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Total on the Arlberg:
11 cable cars
39 chair lifts
34 drag lifts
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highest mountain station
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Muggengrat – 2,450 m
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passenger capacity
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125.301 people per hour
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winter activities
summer activities
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Heli skiing: Departure from Kriegerhorn / Oberlech and from Flexenpass (Zürs) to Mehlsack
Toboggan runs: From Oberlech to Lech, with lights and artificial snow, length 1.2 km (ride up with the Oberlech mountain cableway)
Cross-country ski runs: 4 cross-country ski runs with a total of 23 km
Walking trails: 29 km
Skating rink, curling rink, feeding game animals, horse-drawn sleigh rides
350 km of hiking trails, jogging trails, Nordic Walking, fitness parcours, mountain bike trails, inline skating, soccer field, library, heritage museum, open-air concerts.
FREE with the Active Inclusive Card:
5 cable cars and chair lifts, town bus, hiking bus, selected guided hikes, child care, swimming pool in the forest with slide, children’s pool, rock island, outdoor tennis courts
also available:
Fishing, river rafting, canyoning, paragliding,
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restaurants
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64 restaurants from gourmet clubs (largest density of toques and Gault Millau in Austria) to small snack bars, self service restaurants, ski huts
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night life
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discotheques, dance bars, cocktail bars
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Pia Herbst
Lech Zürs Tourismus GmbH
Dorf 2
A 6764 Lech am Arlberg
Phone: +43 (5583) 2161-229
Fax: +43 (5583) 3155
E-Mail Adresse: presse@lech-zuers.at
Lech Zürs Tourismus GmbH
Dorf 2
A 6764 Lech am Arlberg
Phone: +43 (5583) 2161-229
Fax: +43 (5583) 3155
E-Mail Adresse: presse@lech-zuers.at
