Kals am Großglockner
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About Kals am Großglockner
Kals am Großglockner is in East Tyrol, Austria. Kals is on the border of the Nationalpark Hohe Tauern and the main starting point for climbs on Austria's highest mountain, Großglockner. Kals is also a skiing resort.
Kals am Großglockner travel guide
Understand
It is home to about 1,000 people (1 January 2018) The municipal area of Kals encompasses the entire Kals Valley and a small part of the Isel Valley . The main town, Ködnitz, is about 30 km north-northwest of the city of Lienz.
Getting there
By car from Huben in the Matrei Valley. Kals is the last Village in the valley, it is at the end of a dead end road. Kals can be reached by public transport via ÖBB-Postbus's scheduled buses. Line 4408 connects the municipality to the district capital, Lienz, up to nine times a day (journey time: 48 minutes). The line runs from Großdorf (Kals am Großglockner Taurer stop) via Huben to Lienz train station, where the nearest connection to the rail network is located. To the west of the village is the valley station of the Kals 1 cable car, which leads to the Großglockner Resort Kals–Matrei. Kals can be reached by public transport via ÖBB-Postbus GmbH 's scheduled buses . Line 4408 connects the municipality to the district capital, Lienz , up to nine times a day (journey time: 48 minutes). The line runs from Großdorf (Kals am Großglockner Taurer stop) via Huben to Lienz train station, where the nearest connection to the rail network is located.
See
1 Parish Church of Kals am Großglockner (Pfarrkirche hl. Rupert, Kals am Großglockner), Ködnitz. The church was built in 1439, with Classicist alterations made between 1818 and 1821. It is dedicated to Saint Rupert and is surrounded by the Kals Cemetery . (updated Sep 2025) Church in Großdorf with a two-storeyed chapel and a Gothic spire.
Do
A lot of hiking and mountaineering in summer, skiing in winter. There is an office for mountain guides and ski instructors where you can easily get help. Climbing Großglockner without a guide is only recommended if you are experienced in traversing rock and ice.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.