Going am Wilden Kaiser
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| Coordinates: 47°30′52″N 12°19′41″E / 47.51444°N 12.32806°ECoordinates: 47°30′52″N 12°19′41″E / 47.51444°N 12.32806°E | ||
| Country | Austria | |
| State | Tyrol | |
| District | Kitzbühel | |
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| • Mayor | Josef Pirchl | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 20.6 km2 (8.0 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 773 m (2,536 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2016) | ||
| • Total | 1,870 | |
| • Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 6353 | |
| Area code | 05358 | |
| Vehicle registration | KB | |
| Website | www.going.tirol.gv.at | |
Going am Wilden Kaiser is a municipality in the district of Kitzbühel in the Austrian region of Sölllandl. It is located 8.5 km northwest of Kitzbühel and 5 km west of Sankt Johann in Tirol. The village has 1851 inhabitants, 5 sub-districts and was mentioned as Gouwingen for the first time in 1160. Its main source of income is tourism. It is connected to the large Ski Welt skiing area by the Asitzbahn chairlift, which takes skiers rapidly from Going in the valley up to the large expanse of ski terrain on the mountainsides.
Going lies west of St. Johann in Tirol between the Kitzbühel Alps in the south and the Wild Kaiser in the north in the Sölllandl. Other hamlets in the municipality are: Schwendt, Aschau, Prama, Sonnseite and Schattseite.
Neighbouring municipalities: Ellmau, Oberndorf in Tirol, Reith bei Kitzbühel, St. Johann in Tirol, Kirchdorf in Tirol
In 1160 the village was first mentioned in a deed at Baumbach Abbey as Gouwingen. In 2010 the 850th anniversary of this record was celebrated. The name is derived from a Bajuvarian nobleman, Guowo or Gauwo. This suggests it was founded by the Bavarii. The village church is one of the most impressive rococo churches in Tyrol. It is consecrated to the Holy Cross and the martyr, Laurentius. Its architect was Andrä Hueber and the frescoist was Matthias Kirchner, both from Kitzbühel. The altars and holy figures were carved by Going sculptor, Thomas Blieml. There is an interesting madonna in the altar niche of the left-hand altar, carved around 1480.
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