Großes Walsertal
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View south-westward from the foot of Blasenka over the Seewaldsee, the only lake of the valley, strangely on the ridge, and the lower Großwalsertal
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| Location | Vorarlberg, Austria |
| Long-axis length | 25 |
| Geology | |
| Type | V-shaped valley |
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| Coordinates | 47°14′29″N 9°56′22″E / 47.24139°N 9.93944°E |
| Watercourses | Lutz |
The Great Walser Valley (German: Großes Walsertal or Großwalsertal) is located in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. It is a side valley of the Walgau and stretches from there north to the mountainous center of the country. The end of the valley borders on the Bregenz Forest.
The name of the valley comes from the Walsers, who moved here from the Valais in the 13th century.
The valley Großes Walsertal is located in the northern Limestone Alps between the subgroups of the Bregenz Forest mountain range (in the north) and the Lechquellen Mountains (in the south and east).
The Lutz river flows through the approximately 25 km long alpine saw-cut valley. Especially the north, which still belongs to the flysch-zone, shows the typical small-round and round-capped tributaries and secondary valleys.
The municipalities are almost all situated on the Sonn-hillside, the north side of the valley.
From the beginning of the valley, the communities are:
South of Lutz lies:
The well-developed street Faschina (formerly Bundesstraße 193, now L 193) leads through the valley on a western slope. At the Faschina Pass at 1485 meters above sea level, the street leaves the valley and descends via Damüls to Au in the Bregenz Forest.
The Schadonapass at the end of the valley (Biberacher hut) leads to the Hinterwald near Rehmen (municipality of Au) via a hiking-trail.
Since 2004, the cultural festival Walserherbst has been held every two years. For three weeks, the festival offers encounters with contemporary art and culture in the middle of the Großwalsertal. The program includes literature, film, music, theater, exhibitions and workshops. The self-image of the festival is characterised by "openness to new ideas through the joy of meeting people". This description was chosen because cultural exchange has always been a defining component of the Walser ethnic group living there who immigrated from Valais some centuries ago.
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