Söll is a

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

in the district of

Kufstein Kufstein (; ) is a town in the Austrian state of Tyrol, the administrative seat of Kufstein District. With a population of about 20,000 it is the second largest Tyrolean town after the state capital Innsbruck. The greatest landmark is Kufstein For ...

in the Austrian region of

Sölllandl Sölllandl (also Söllandl or Sölland) is a valley and geographical region located in Tyrol (state), Tyrol, Austria that covers the villages of Söll (Tirol), Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser, Ellmau, and Going am Wilden Kaiser in the Tyrolean Unterland ...

. 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 a railway junction in the line between Innsbruck and Munich, as well as the ...

. 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 peak, the highest point in the ski area. The Hohe Salve also offers black and red classified ski runs as well as ski routes from the top lift station. The Hohe Salve has a church located on its peak as well as a mountain restaurant that features a revolving terrace, offering a panoramic view of the region. Further ski holiday resorts in the ''Ski Welt Wilder Kaiser'' region are Itter, Scheffau, Ellmau, Going, Brixen and Hopfgarten. A new lift is scheduled to open for the 2008/09 ski season that will link Brixen to Westendorf and furthermore to Kitzbühel, thus creating one of the biggest ski regions in the world. After dark Söll offers apres-ski with slope-side bars offering dancing and drinking until late in the night. In some cases, ski buses are necessary to reach the ski lifts from the accommodation.

Sights

There are several sights in Söll: * The parish church ''Saint Peter and Paul'' was built 1764–1768 in a

Baroque The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western Style (visual arts), style of Baroque architecture, architecture, Baroque music, music, Baroque dance, dance, Baroque painting, painting, Baroque sculpture, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from ...

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 (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...

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