Elbigenalp

Elbigenalp straddles the Lech River in Tyrol’s Lech Valley, where the narrow Alpine corridor has shaped a settlement spread between the valley floor and steep mountain slopes. The municipality lies in the Lechtal Alps, part of the Northern Limestone Alps, while the Lech is known for retaining largely free-flowing stretches. Elbigenalp is closely associated with woodcarving; its local carving school continues a regional craft tradition that earned the village the name Schnitzerdorf, or “carvers’ village.” It is also connected with painter Anna Stainer-Knittel, whose life inspired the Geierwally story. See how Elbigenalp fits into the wider Lech Valley by browsing webcams across Tyrol.

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