Montafon

Montafon (in local dialect: "Muntafu") is a 39 km long valley in the federal state of Vorarlberg (Austria) that is crossed by the river Ill (Vorarlberg). It extends from the city of Bludenz and the Verwall Alps in the north, to the Silvretta and Rätikon mountain range in the south. Piz Buin is with 3312m the highest peak within the Silvretta mountain range.

The Montafon is the association of ten villages. All municipalities in the Montafon belong the Bludenz district, the main town is Schruns. The whole regions tourism is marketed by the Tourist association Montafon - an association of the municipalities, the Vorarlberger Illwerke and the regional Mountain railways.

These municipalities are:

Travelling from Bludenz, you enter state road B188 which takes you by the old cement plant of Lorüns and through the town of Lorüns. After driving through the Alma woods and past the Tränabächle (brook of tears) the valley opens to its main splendor at St. Anton (in the local dialect: "Santatöni") on the left, and Vens and Vandans on the right. St. Anton, which is not to be confused with its larger and more famous St. Anton am Arlberg, is the hometown of the Stemer clan and the Battlogg clan.

On the way to Rodund lays the main electrohydric plant of the Vorarlberger Illwerke, through Gantschier and Kaltenbrunnen and on to Schruns and Tschagguns (in the local dialect: "Schru und Tschaggu"). The mountain town of Bartholomäberg is situated above Schruns, with its outliers Jetzmunt and Lutt overlooking St. Anton as well as its southeastern outliers Kristberg and Innerberg overlooking the Silbertal valley. This valley stretches from Schruns to the outpost of the Fellamendli in a south-easterly direction pointing towards the Arlberg mountain range. The hamlet of Latschau, with its hydroelectric power station and the main base of the Golm ski resort, watches over Tschagguns opposite from Bartholomäberg.

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