Kals am Großglockner

Infobox Town AT
Art = Gemeinde
Name = Kals am Großglockner
Wappen = Wappen at kals am grossglockner.pnglat_deg = 47 | lat_min = 00 | lat_sec = 13
lon_deg = 12 | lon_min = 38 | lon_sec = 41
Lageplan = Kals am Grossglockner.pngLageplanbeschreibung =
Bundesland = Tirol
Bezirk = Lienz
Höhe = 1324
Fläche = 180.54
Einwohner = 1294
Stand = 2005-12-31
PLZ = 9981
Vorwahl = 04876
Kfz = LZ
Gemeindekennziffer = 7 07 12
NUTS = AT333
Straße = Ködnitz 6
Website = [http://www.kals.at www.kals.at]
Bürgermeister = Nikolaus Unterweger
Partei =
Gemeinderatanzahl = 13
Gemeinderat = 5 Ortbauernschaft Kals,
3 AAB,
3 Tourismus u. Wirtschaft,
2 Freiheitliche u. Unabhängige
Wahljahr = 2004
image_photo = Kals Koednitz.jpg
Bildbeschreibung1 = Hauptort Ködnitz mit Pfarrkirche, Gemeindeamt und Schulzentrum (im Vordergrund rechts)

Kals am Großglockner is a town in the district of Lienz in the exclave of East Tirol in Tirol, Austria.

Geography

Location

Kals is located in northern East Tirol, near the border to Salzburg and Carinthia. Located in the valleys of Kalser and Iseltals on the Kalserbach river, Kals is dominated by mountains, and the famous Großglockner mountain, the tallest mountain in all of Austria, is located partly in the municipality. Most of Kals is rugged and unusable (41.1%), with forests also prominent. Only 0.1% of the land is fields and pastures.

Municipal arrangement

Kals is divided into the following Katastralgemeinden: Unterpeischlach, Oberpeischlach, Staniska, Arnig, Lesach, Lana, Ködnitz, Glor-Berg, Großdorf, Unterburg, and Burg.

History

The Kalser valley might have been settled before the Paleolithic Age. Kals was first mentioned on 19 August 1197. A large copper mine was begun in the 16th century here. Kals was the starting point for the first ascent of Großglockner in 1853.

Objects of interest

*Church in Ködnitz built in 1439, with Classicist alterations made between 1818 and 1821.
*Church in Großdorf with a two-storeyed chapel and a Gothic spire

Economy

Kals is a large tourist center, with an average of about 100,000 visits in the summer. Of course, due to its high altitude it is also a skiing resort.

Politics

Twin cities

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