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"European Village" of Grossarl
| The village of Grossarl (920 m) is the main resort in the valley centre and base for many lovely walks to mountain huts (alms)open to the public, hence the nickname "Valley of the Alms". In winter the resort is well-known for its ski circuit into the neighbouring Gastein Valley (twice winner of the ski area test in the province of Salzburg). | | | Altitude valley: | 920 m | | Highest peak: | Frauenkogel (2,422 m) | | Population: | 3,700 | | Guest beds: | 4,050 | | Area: | 129.25 km² |
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History of Grossarl
Grossarl stretches from the "Stegenwacht" to the village of Hüttschlag. The resort covers an area of 129.25 km² and is split into the following districts:
| Mitterling | Name derives from "middle length", meaning the long stretch of the Grossarl Valley basin (including hamlets of Eben und Bach) | | Niederland | Covers the hamlets of Au and Schied | | Ellmau | The largest and most densely populated area near the Grossarl Ache river | | Markt / Unterberg | The original centre of the village in the mouth funnel of the Ellmaubach stream (Markt) and its opposing valley side (Unterberg) |
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| around 930 BC | According to local legend, the first valley settlers made their homes on a pile of rubble. | | 1000 | The Salzburg Church took over control of the vast forest and pasture land area. | | 12th century | At the beginning of this century "Grossschwaigen" was founded (farming homesteads). | | 1348 / 49 | The raging plague decimated the population of many farms, which were then left desolated. The whole economic development of the area suffered under this catastrophe. | | 1399 | Archbishop Gregory bestowed a market licence "upon his subjects" in the "grosse Arl" for five free markets per year to sell "animals, fat, cheese, corn and other produce". | | 15th to 17th century | The sleepy parish became a sizeable market town, under the jurisdiction of Werfen. The boom in mining led to an upswing and many grand houses were built around the market square by businessmen and craftsmen (shoemaker, tailor, weaver, iron and woodsmith etc.) The oldest shop and tavern orginated around 1320. | | 1672 | Grossarl acquired its own County Court. | | 1731 / 32 | Due to the Protestant Eviction (all protestants were banished on orders of the Prince Archbishop of Salzburg) 551 Persons had to leave their homes and emigrate to East Prussia. | | 1802 | Secularisation (removal of church power and territory by the aristocracy) and ground taxes brought further hardship to the reduced population of the valley. | | from 1960 | Due to road connections, motorisation and technical developments there was an increasing movement of labour away from agriculture. Tourism, built on private initiative in the Grossarl Valley, brought about not only an economic upswing, but additional demands on the local council (school, old people's homes, roads, ground redesignation planning, sewage system, sports facilities...). | | 1962 | On the 17th of June Grossarl officially became a market town. | | 1967 | Foundation of the Grossarl Lift Company and building of the first lifts. | | from 1971 | Tourism has grown in leaps and bounds. With the connection of the ski area with the Gastein Valley and founding of the Ski Circuit Grossarl Valley/Dorfgastein. there has been an upward trend for the related economy. The whole Grossarl Valley profited from such developments. Many ideas to improve the infrastructure and acquire facilities for the local inhabitants were able to be realised. |
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