SUMMER 2015 EN HOLIDAY INFO LET THE HAPPINESS IN! www.kitzsteinhorn.at Cinema 3000 Nationalpark Gallery ❚ Nationalpark Gallery mystical info stations located inside the mountain and an impressive Panorama-Plattform. ❚ Cinema 3000 spectacular natural ambiance and seemingly unlimited panoramic pictures. ❚ Panorama-Platform „Top of Salzburg“ Salzburg´s highest panorama platform. ❚ ICE ARENA (Beginning of July - end of August) slippery slides in summer snow, snow beach, ICE BAR and much more. ❚ Free info tour with a National Park ranger Enjoy fascinating insights and views of the Hohe Tauern National Park every day from 23.05.2015. Top of Salzburg ICE ARENA GLE_Inserat_Urlaubsinfo_Gipfelwelt3000_2014.indd 2 20150204_Sa CONTENT Pages 9 – 22 WEEKLY PROGRAMME What’s up in Zell am See-Kaprun Pages 23 – 37 EVENTS Summer programme in Zell am See-Kaprun Pages 38 – 54 FOOD AND BEVERAGE Eating, drinking and nightlife in Zell am See-Kaprun Pages 55 – 58 FUN FOR KIDS The fun children’s programme in Zell am See-Kaprun Seiten 59 – 66 SHOPPING Shopping experience in Zell am See-Kaprun Pages 67 – 122 OVERVIEW A - Z Services and leisure activities in Zell am See-Kaprun 3 DATES, FACTS AND HISTORY ZELL AM SEE Monks founded ‘cella in bisonzio’ (Zelle im Pinzgau), as ordered by Salzburg’s Archbishop Johannes, in 740 a.d.. It was firstly docu- mented in 743 a.d.. Zell am See is the oldest Bajuwaric (Bavarian) settlement in Pinzgau. The settlement was exhalted to a „market“ in 1357 and due to the mining boom in Hirzbachtal and Limberg, it became a thriving community. During the Peasants’ War in 1525/26, the Zell community remained either neutral, or true to the Archbishop – for which they received privileges when making the yearly pilgrimage to the Salzburg Cathedral. After the Parish Church burnt down in 1559, the Rosen- berger Guild built Schloss Rosenberg, the town hall and seat of municipal administration today. ‘Zell am See’ became its present name as late as 1810. Due to the efforts of Zell am See’s most eminent mayor, Josef Salzmann, it has continued to be the seat of district administration since 1854 – with various administrative offices and positions located here. The railway opened on the 3rd July 1875. This connection to the main railway system marked the beginning of thriving tourism and the construction of the first large hotels. In 1885 Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth (‘Sisi’) visit- ed Zell am See. The local Pinzgau railway was built in 1898, opening transport to and from Upper Pinzgau. The ‘von Trapp’ family stayed the whole Summer, in Thumersbach, in 1900. The first cable car in Zell am See was built on the local Schmitten- höhe mountain in 1927. Due to Zell am See’s status as the ‘oldest settlement with German culture’, it was exhalted to a municipal town, by the Salzburg state parliament, on the 24th January 1928. A National Socialist mayor was already assigned to Zell am See in 1921. Soon afterwards the town square was renamed the Adolf- Hitler-Square. During the final year of World War II, Zell am See became a lazaret town and was considered to be the last bastion of the National Socialists. The town was generally spared from bombings during the war years and any that fell landed in the lake or on the Schmittenhöhe. 4 Zell am See fell into a depression at the beginning of the Occupa- tion. However three town leaders managed to turn this around and lay the foundations for the flourishing tourism we see today. There was also a lot done for education after the war. A natural disaster hit Zell am See on the 12th June 1966 – after a two hour storm of rain and hail which sent the Schmitten stream raging over its banks and closing the roads with mud and debris. Three large construction projects were completed in 2007: the Ferry Porsche Congress Center (the most modern building in town), a shopping centre and a new lift on the Schmittenhöhe. KAPRUN Archaeological finds show evidence of Celtic mining on the Bürger- kogels (near the valley station of the Maiskogel cable car). This 150 m high rocky promontory was home to an Early Bronze Age forti- fied hilltop settlement – also inhabited in the Hallstatt and Latène periods. Archaeological investigations, between 1991 – 1993, show that settlement was very active in the late Latène period. Many finds, now in the Salzburg Museum Carolino Augustinum, show that there was trade with regions south of the Alps. The signs of settlement ended with the Roman conquest of the Alps. The wall surrounding the Celtic settlement was largely de- stroyed by the building of a fortress wall in the 10th Century a.d.. Kaprun was first documented in 931 a.d. with the Celtic name Chataprunnin (wild water), in the Codex Odalberti. It was a moun- tain farming village for hundreds of years. In 1166, it was mentioned in the Codex Falkensteinensis that the Kaprun estates were in the possession of the Lords of Falkenstein-Neuburg. The Kaprun Castle was built in the 12th Century and burnt to the ground in 1526 during the Peasants’ War. Soon afterwards it was reconstructed into its present form, with comprehensive and progressive renovations since 1984. The construction of the Tauernkraftwerk (Tauern power station) be- gan under the domination of the National Socialists. Jewish forced labourers were stationed in a camp in Kaprun. The village increased in prosperity after the completion of the Tauernkraftwerke in 1955. The Kitzsteinhorn was accessed, by a cable car built in three stages (between 1963 – 1965) to become Austria’s first glacial skiing area. The lift system has been continually enlarged and the skiing area considerably extended since then. 5 SUMMER-PANORAMA Zell am See-Kaprun WELcoME We are very pleased to welcome you in Zell am See-Kaprun. You have taken exactly the right decision for the nicest days of the year! Between the glittering fairytale world of our valley and the attrac- tive sporting activities offered from Schmittenhöhe, Kitzsteinhorn and Maiskogel you will be able to completely forget about your everyday stress and worries. Please turn to our guest service, with confidence. We want all our visitors, whether they are old or young, to feel quite at home with us. We make your dreams come true and there is plenty of action and adventure for your children! Opening hours Contact Zell am See Mon – Fri: 8.00am – 6.00pm tel. 06542 770 Information Sat: 9.00am – 6.00pm fax. 06542 72032 Sun, hol.: 9.00am – 1.00pm Kaprun Mon – Fri: 9.00am – 6.00pm tel. 06547 8080 Information Sat.: 9.00am – 6.00pm fax. 06547 808080 Sun, hol.: 9.00am - 1.00pm Sept.: Sat., Sun., hol.: 9.00am – 12.00noon [email protected], www.zellamsee-kaprun.com The Kaprun Information in May, June and October and the Zell am See Information in May and October, are open on Saturdays from 9.00am – 12.00 noon. Closed on Sundays and holidays. Your Team from Zell am See-Kaprun Information www.facebook.com/zellamseekaprun Download this broshure as PDF on Your smart- phone or tablet: http://zask.at/holidayinfo-summer 8 WEEKLY PROGRAMME 9 Tel. 05 0313 23201 • www.klammkaprun.at Mystical Night of Water! .08 31 .20 . – 1 7 5 0 . 6 0 Every Monday at 8.15 pm Unforgettable torchlight walk through the Sigmund-Thun gorge. Romantic campfire afterwards! Meeting point: Entrance Sigmund-Thun gorge, Kaprun Prices: include torch and roasting potato adults children (7-18 y.) children (-6 y.) € 7.40 € 3.20 FREE ENTRANCE 10 WEEKLY PROGRAMME MONday Zell am See 09.45am Herbal Hike (15.06. – 14.09.2015) valley station Schmittenhöhe, duration: 4 h up & down trip: € 25,00, sign in necessary 06542 789211 10.00am Guided city tour (18.05. – 26.10.2015) meeting point: town hall, free guided tour 06542 770 2.00pm Raftingtour Salzach/Saalach Adventure office – indoor pool, duration: 4–5 h, special price adults: € 45,00, child. (-15 y.): € 35,00 incl. transfer 06542 73525 certificate and drink, sign in necessary 0664 1328552 4.00pm Segway – FUN Tour for everyone, cool & trendy 23 – 37 valley station Areitbahn-Intersport, duration: 1,5 h adults: € 40,00, child. (10-15 y.): € 35,00 sign in necessary 0664 1328552 ages 8.00pm Concert of the „Maishofner Musikanten“ (06.07. – 31.08.2015) P forecourt Cath. Town Church Schüttdorf bad weather: Sporthotel Alpenblick, free entrance SEE 8.00pm Live on Stage Boots (10.06. – 23.09.2015) Villa Crazy Daisy, free entrance 06542 72526 ts N 8.00pm Zeller Summer Concerts - chamber music E (13.07. – 24.08.2015), parish hall, adults: € 19,00 youth + students: € 7,00 06542 770 Kaprun N! EV 9.30am Rafting (01.05. – 15.09.2015) FROST - Rafting & Canyoning Tours, adults: € 49,00, TIO child.: € 39,00, sign in necessary 0660 4730666 N 3.30pm Nordic Walking for beginners and advanced 4Motion Team Zell am See-Kaprun, adults: € 25,00, duration: 2 h TTE A sign in nec. the day before until 7.00pm 0664 2010818 4.00pm Castle sightseeing tour (all year-round) Kaprun castle, adults: € 5,00, child. + youth free 0676 5653012 8.15pm Mystical Night of Water (06.07. – 31.08.2015) torchlight walk through the Sigmund-Thun gorge adults: € 7,40, child. (7-18 y.): € 3,20 06542 770 Tuesday Zell am See 9.00am Bread baking (July – End of October 2015) Hofladen Augut, € 8,00 p. p. incl. bread snack sign in nec. the day before until 5.00pm 0664 4810803 9.00am Canyoningtour – FUN (for beginners) Adventure office - indoor pool, duration: 5 h, adults: € 59,00 child.