Söll is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

in the district of

Kufstein Kufstein (; Central Bavarian: ''Kufstoa'') is a town in the Austrian state of Tyrol, the administrative seat of Kufstein District. With a population of about 19,600 it is the second largest Tyrolean town after the state capital Innsbruck. The grea ...

in the Austrian region of Sölllandl. It is located 9 km south of

and 9 km east of

Wörgl Wörgl () is a city in the Austrian state of Tyrol, in the Kufstein district. It is from the international border with Bavaria, Germany. Population Transport Wörgl is an important railway junction between the line from Innsbruck to Munic ...

. The village consists of 25 subdivisions. The main sources of income are agriculture and tourism.

Tourist attractions

Söll is one of the principal ski-holiday villages of the region ''Ski Welt Wilder Kaiser''. It is located beneath the conical

Hohe Salve The Hohe Salve is a well-known mountain located between Kufstein, Wörgl and Kitzbühel in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is part of the Kitzbühel Alps and is also nicknamed ''the Rigi of the Tyrol''. Its summit is high,Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including ...

style. It is in the old village center. * Typical traditional tyrolean architecture can be seen in Main Street. Some houses have sightworthy wall paintings, e.g. the old inn ''Postwirt''. * Pilgrimage church ''Das Wallfahrtskirchlein am Stampfanger''. * War memorial (German: ''Kriegerdenkmal'') referring to a battle of the

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader wh ...

ic wars on 13 May 1809 which took place near Soell. The memorial is at the end of walking track in the North of the village.

Ski area

Soll is part of the "Ski Welt" area, the largest interconnected ski area in the whole of Austria, and it boasts around 250 km of downhill ski trails. It is now possible to connect to the resort of Kitzbuehel from Westendorf (ski welt) thanks to a new gondola that has been constructed, although it is only possible to ski this area with the "Kitzbuehler Alpen" ski pass. For any more information on both the "Ski Welt" area and ski pass or the areas covered by the "Kitzbuehler Alpen" ski pass, use the following links
"Ski Welt" Wilder Kaiser Official Website"Kitzbuehler Alpen" Official website

Traffic connections

Söll is easily accessible from

railway station by bus. There are also buses to

and St. Johann in Tirol.

Panorama

Gallery

Image:Soell_Kirche.jpg, Baroque church ''Saint Peter and Paul'' Image:Soell+HoheSalve.jpg, View of Söll and ''Hohe Salve'' Mountain Image:SoellKirche.jpg, Parish church Image:SoellDenkmal.jpg, The War Memorial Image:SoellGasthof.jpg, Local inn displaying traditional wall paintings Image:SoellHauptstr.jpg, Traditional Tyrolean architecture on Main Street

References

External links

Söll Official Website

Ski Welt Wilder Kaiser Official Website

{{Authority control Cities and towns in Kufstein District