Sankt Sigmund im Sellrain: Kreuzlehn

Gemeinde Sankt Sigmund im Sellrain has served as a mountain settlement in Tyrol since the Middle Ages. Set high in the Sellrain valley beside the Melach, it belongs to the rugged Alpine hinterland southwest of Innsbruck, where steep slopes, larch forests and high pastures shape daily life. The parish church of St Sigmund gives the community its name. Its municipal area also includes Kühtai, a high-altitude resort at 2,020 metres that is known for skiing in winter and mountain routes in the warmer months. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding area to extend your view of the Sellrain valley and Tyrol.

Tyrol combines an energetic alpine identity with an established urban culture in a way that reflects its position within the central Eastern Alps. Innsbruck, the regional capital on the River Inn, lies beneath the Nordkette range and brings imperial-era architecture into close contact with high mountain terrain. Its Golden Roof remains one of the city’s best-known historic landmarks, while the surrounding valleys connect settlements, ski areas and hiking country across the region. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Tyrol.

Austria stretches from the Bohemian Massif along its northern edge to the Carnic Alps on the Italian border, encompassing high Alpine ranges and the Danube lowlands. The Danube links cities including Linz and Vienna, while the Grossglockner, at 3,798 metres, is the country’s highest mountain. Vienna developed for centuries as the seat of the Habsburg court, leaving imperial architecture around the Hofburg and Schönbrunn Palace. Salzburg is closely associated with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who was born there in 1756. Alpine Tyrol, wine-growing areas east of Vienna and the lakes of Salzkammergut add markedly different regional identities. Browse other webcams across Austria to place this setting in a wider geographic context.