Tschagguns is a village in the
Montafon
Montafon ( in local dialect: "''Muntafu''") is a long valley in the westernmost Austrian federal state of Vorarlberg.
It is traversed by the river Ill (Vorarlberg) and extends from the city of Bludenz and the Verwall Alps in the north, to th ...
valley,
Bludenz district
The Bezirk Bludenz is an administrative district (''Bezirk'') in Vorarlberg, Austria.
Area of the district is 1,287.63 km², population is 61,407 (January 1, 2012), and population density 48 persons per km². Administrative center of the dist ...
in the
Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...
n state of
Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg ( ; ; , , or ) is the westernmost States of Austria, state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is the state with the second-highest popu ...
. Tschagguns offers skiing with its own ski resort called Golm. Tschagguns offers hiking, mountain biking, winter sports and much more. Gauertal is a valley found in Tschagguns between
Mittagspitze and Golm. It is famous for the "3 Türme" which means 3 Towers.
Population
Sons and daughters of the place
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Werner Bleiner (born 1946), ski racer
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Christian Orlainsky
Christian Orlainsky (born 27 February 1962) is an Austrian former alpine skier who competed in the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Career
In 1980 he finished 13th in the Olympic giant slalom event. He also competed in the slalom competition but did not ...
(born 1962), ski racer
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Stefan Bitschnau
Stefan may refer to:
* Stefan (given name)
* Stefan (surname)
* Ștefan, a Romanian given name and a surname
* Štefan, a Slavic given name and surname
* Stefan (footballer) (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
* Stefan Heym, pseudonym of German writ ...
(born unknown), Engineer
Persons with reference to the place
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Georg Friedrich Haas
Georg Friedrich Haas (born 16 August 1953) is an Austrian composer. In a 2017 ''Classic Voice'' poll of the greatest works of art music since 2000, pieces by Haas received the most votes (49), and his composition ''in vain'' (2000) topped the li ...
(born 1953 in Graz), composer, has grown up in Tschagguns
Honorary citizen
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Arnold Durig
Arnold Durig (12 November 1872 – 18 October 1961) was an Austrian physiologist remembered for his investigations involving physiological and pathophysiological aspects of individuals exposed to high altitude conditions.
He very probably s ...
(1872-1961), physiologist
Transport
Tschagguns railway station
Tschagguns railway station () is a railway station in the municipality of Schruns in the Bludenz district of the Austrian federal state of Vorarlberg. It serves the village of Tschagguns. The station is located on the Bludenz–Schruns railway ...
is located on the
Bludenz–Schruns railway
The Montafonerbahn (''Montafon Railway'', MBS) is a privately owned railway company that primarily operates services from Bregenz to Schruns, via Bludenz
Bludenz (; Alemannic German, Alemannic: ''Bludaz'') is a town in the westernmost Austrian st ...
line. The station is called at by the S4 regional train service of
Vorarlberg S-Bahn
Vorarlberg S-Bahn () is a label for regional rail services in the westernmost Austrian States of Austria, state of Vorarlberg. The S-Bahn services also connect to stations in the Germany, German town of Lindau, the Switzerland, Swiss towns of S ...
, operated by ''
Montafonerbahn
The Montafonerbahn (''Montafon Railway'', MBS) is a privately owned railway company that primarily operates services from Bregenz to Schruns, via Bludenz
Bludenz (; Alemannic German, Alemannic: ''Bludaz'') is a town in the westernmost Austrian st ...
'' (MBS).
References
3. "It was snow too that fell all Christmas week that year up in the Gauertal..."
Ernest Hemingway's "The Snows of Kilimanjaro".
Cities and towns in Bludenz District
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