Going am Wilden Kaiser
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Going am Wilden Kaiser is a municipality
in the district of Kitzbühel
in the Austria
n region of Sölllandl
. It is located 8.5 km northwest of Kitzbühel
and 5 km west of Sankt Johann in Tirol. The village has 1851 inhabitants, 5 sub-districts and was mentioned as Gouwingen for the first time in 1160. Its main source of income is tourism. It is connected to the large Ski Welt skiing area by the Asitzbahn chairlift
, which takes skiers rapidly from Going in the valley up to the large expanse of ski terrain on the mountainsides.
between the Kitzbühel Alps in the south and the Wild Kaiser in the north in the Sölllandl
. Other hamlets in the municipality are: Schwendt, Aschau, Prama, Sonnseite and Schattseite.
Neighbouring municipalities: Ellmau
, Oberndorf in Tirol
, Reith bei Kitzbühel
, St. Johann in Tirol
, Kirchdorf in Tirol
. The village church is one of the most impressive rococo churches in Tyrol. It is consecrated to the Holy Cross and the martyr, Laurentius. Its architect was Andrä Hueber and the frescoist was Matthias Kirchner, both from Kitzbühel. The altars and holy figures were carved by Going sculptor, Thomas Blieml. There is an interesting madonna in the altar niche of the left-hand altar, carved around 1480.
Copper and silver were mined at Rehrobichl between Going and Oberndorf in the first quarter of the 16th century. The miners (Bergknappen) lived in the hamlet of Prama. Prama is Celtic and means "the place where the blackberries (Brombeeren) grow."
This is a clue that it was a Celtic settlement. The Celts mined copper and silver in this region in around 800 B. C. The mine was closed around 1773. In its heyday, about 12,000 kg of copper and 7,000 kg of silver were won annually. The smelter was in the hamlet of Bärenstätten von St. Johann. The deepest, vertical mineshaft was about 880 metres deep.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the district of Kitzbühel
Kitzbühel (district)
The Bezirk Kitzbühel is an administrative district in Tyrol, Austria. It borders Bavaria in the north, the Kufstein and Schwaz districts in the west, and the Pinzgau region in the east and south....
in the Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n region of Sölllandl
Sölllandl
Sölllandl is a local term for a geographical region in Austria that covers the villages of Söll , Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser, Ellmau and Going am Wilden Kaiser in the Tyrolean Unterland between Wörgl and St...
. It is located 8.5 km northwest of Kitzbühel
Kitzbühel
-Demographic evolution:-Personalities:*Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torre , entomologist and botanist*Alfons Walde , expressionist painter and architect*Peter Aufschnaiter , mountaineer and geographer...
and 5 km west of Sankt Johann in Tirol. The village has 1851 inhabitants, 5 sub-districts and was mentioned as Gouwingen for the first time in 1160. Its main source of income is tourism. It is connected to the large Ski Welt skiing area by the Asitzbahn chairlift
Chairlift
An elevated passenger ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel cable loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers, carrying a series of chairs...
, which takes skiers rapidly from Going in the valley up to the large expanse of ski terrain on the mountainsides.
Geography
Going lies west of St. Johann in TirolSt. Johann in Tirol
-History:St. Johann is situated in the Leukental, which extends from Jochberg to the Streichen close to the Bavarian border. This region was already settled in the 4th century BC by a Celtic tribe, the Ambisontiers, who pursued copper mining in the surrounding mountains.In 15 B.C...
between the Kitzbühel Alps in the south and the Wild Kaiser in the north in the Sölllandl
Sölllandl
Sölllandl is a local term for a geographical region in Austria that covers the villages of Söll , Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser, Ellmau and Going am Wilden Kaiser in the Tyrolean Unterland between Wörgl and St...
. Other hamlets in the municipality are: Schwendt, Aschau, Prama, Sonnseite and Schattseite.
Neighbouring municipalities: Ellmau
Ellmau
Ellmau is a municipality in the district of Kufstein in the Austrian region of Sölllandl. It can be found 12 km southeast of Kufstein as well as 9 km west of Sankt Johann in Tirol. It is located at an elevation of 820 m above sea level. It has a population of 2,660 on an area of...
, Oberndorf in Tirol
Oberndorf in Tirol
Oberndorf is a municipality in Kitzbühel District, Tyrol, Austria. It is located in the Leukental valley, on the Kitzbühler Ache stream, halfway between St. Johann in Tirol and Kitzbühel, at an altitude of 687 m above sea level....
, Reith bei Kitzbühel
Reith bei Kitzbühel
Reith bei Kitzbühel is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district and is located 4.50 km northwest of Kitzbühel. Main source of income is tourism. It has 1708 inhabitants.-External links:*...
, St. Johann in Tirol
St. Johann in Tirol
-History:St. Johann is situated in the Leukental, which extends from Jochberg to the Streichen close to the Bavarian border. This region was already settled in the 4th century BC by a Celtic tribe, the Ambisontiers, who pursued copper mining in the surrounding mountains.In 15 B.C...
, Kirchdorf in Tirol
Kirchdorf in Tirol
Kirchdorf in Tirol is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district and is located 12.20 km north of Kitzbühel as well as 3 km north of Sankt Johann in Tirol at the Kitzbühler Ache. The area is the 2nd largest one in size in the district. The village has got its name from an old church which was...
History
In 1160 the village was first mentioned in a deed at Baumbach Abbey as Gouwingen. In 2010 the 850th anniversary of this record was celebrated. The name is derived from a Bajuvarian nobleman, Guowo or Gauwo. This suggests it was founded by the BavariiBavarii
The Bavarii were a Germanic tribe whose name emerged late in Teutonic tribal times. The full name originally was the Germanic *baio-warioz. This name has been handed down as Baiwaren, Baioaren, Bioras, latinised Bavarii, Baioarii. or Bavarii, Bavarians, Bajuwaren, Bajuvarii, Bajuwaren and Baiern....
. The village church is one of the most impressive rococo churches in Tyrol. It is consecrated to the Holy Cross and the martyr, Laurentius. Its architect was Andrä Hueber and the frescoist was Matthias Kirchner, both from Kitzbühel. The altars and holy figures were carved by Going sculptor, Thomas Blieml. There is an interesting madonna in the altar niche of the left-hand altar, carved around 1480.
Copper and silver were mined at Rehrobichl between Going and Oberndorf in the first quarter of the 16th century. The miners (Bergknappen) lived in the hamlet of Prama. Prama is Celtic and means "the place where the blackberries (Brombeeren) grow."
This is a clue that it was a Celtic settlement. The Celts mined copper and silver in this region in around 800 B. C. The mine was closed around 1773. In its heyday, about 12,000 kg of copper and 7,000 kg of silver were won annually. The smelter was in the hamlet of Bärenstätten von St. Johann. The deepest, vertical mineshaft was about 880 metres deep.
Economy
Today, in addition to many handicraft, industrial and trading businesses, Going is dominated by agriculture and the winter and summer tourist industries.- Summer activities and facilities: hiking trails, climbing, mountaineering, natural bathing lake with the longest open-air water slide in Tyrol, beach volleyball, tennis courts and halls, squash hall, 27 hole golf course, riding hall and bridleways, cycle paths, asphaltstockbahnen, Zimmergewehr firing range, open air climbing wall, children's and family programmes, moorland experience world, etc.
- Winter activities and facilities: Skiwelt Wilder Kaiser-Brixental, Going-Ellmau ski area, cross-country skiing trails, toboggan runs, winter himing trails, tennis hall, squash hall, ice rink, Zimmergewehr firing range, asphaltstockhalle, indoor climbing wall.
Personalities
- Johann von Sieberer (1830-1914), insurance general inspector and philanthropist
External links
- Website of the municipality at Landesserver Tirol
- Website of the Going Information Office, Tourismusverband Wilder Kaiser (www.going.at)
- Going Gigapixel Panorama (11.000 Megapixel)
- Village chronicle
- www.geschichte-tirol.com: Going am Wilden Kaiser