Gemeinde Hüttschlag
The mountain village of Hüttschlag is located at 1,020 m, about 8 km from Großarl. Hüttschlag has an area of 95.18 km². 1/3 of Hüttschlag's municipal territory has belonged to the Hohe Tauern National Park, the largest national park in the Alps, since 1991.
Since 2008, Hüttschlag has also been one of the "Mountaineering Villages of Austria" selected according to strict criteria, a project of the Austrian Alpine Club as part of the implementation of the International Alpine Convention. This demonstrates the hiking and mountain competence of Hüttschlag.
In winter, Hüttschlag is directly connected to the Großarltal-Dorfgastein ski circuit by a free ski bus. Especially for cross-country skiers, winter hikers and ski tourers, Hüttschlag is a small paradise at the entrance to the Hohe Tauern National Park.
Hüttschlag is a municipality in the district of St. Johann im Pongau in the province of Salzburg. Hüttschlag has shares in the Hohe Tauern National Park and is part of the mountaineering villages initiative of the ÖAV. The municipality is located about 8 km south of Großarl in the Grossarl Valley in Pongau in the province of Salzburg, about 70 km south of the city of Salzburg.
Culture and sights
Parish church St. Josef
Valley museum and Gasthof Talwirt with National Park Information Center
mighty rock face opposite the village
Chapel hiking trail List of chapels in the Grossarl Valley
Folk culture and associations
The people of Hüttschlager attach great importance to folk culture and customs. There are many associations that preserve the old customs, including the Trachtenmusikkapelle Hüttschlag, the Bauernschützen Hüttschlag, the Klöcker and Herreiter, the volunteer fire department Hüttschlag, the mountain rescue Hüttschlag, the Kameradschaftsbund Hüttschlag.
Regular events
Salzburg Mountain Advent
Blasius Schlenkerfahrt
Whitsun festival
Bauernherbst opening and Kirchtag