St. Christoph am Arlberg

St. Christoph am Arlberg ( village )
	Basic data
Pole. District , state	Landeck (LA), Tyrol
Judicial district	Landeck
Pole. local community	St. Anton am Arlberg ( KG St. Anton am Arlberg)
Locality	St. Anton am Arlberg
Coordinates	47 ° 7 '38 " N , 10 ° 12' 47" E Coordinates: 47 ° 7 '38 " N , 10 ° 12' 47" E
height	1765 m above sea level A.
Post Code	6580 St. Anton am Arlberg
prefix	+ 43/05446
	Statistical identification
Counting district / district	St.Anton am Arlberg (70621 000)
	; Town center with the hospice in front of the Arlbergpass
	Addresses only St. Christoph; Source: STAT : Local directory ; BEV : GEONAM ; TIRIS

Sankt Christoph am Arlberg

Sankt Christoph am Arlberg is a small winter sports resort in the Arlberg region and in the Stanzertal in Tyrol , and belongs to the municipality of St. Anton am Arlberg in the Landeck district .

geography

St. Christoph is located directly below the Arlberg pass ( 1793 m above sea level ) on the border with Vorarlberg , between the Valluga group of the Lechtal Alps and the Kaltenberg group of the Verwall mountains . The village comprises about 25 buildings and belongs to the locality of St. Anton am Arlberg.

St. Christoph is 1765 m above sea level. A. one of the highest ski resorts in Austria and the Eastern Alps .

Neighboring places:


Alpe Rauz (Gem. Klösterle , District Bludenz , Vlbg. )		Stadle

History, economy and sights

Today, St. Christoph is a pure tourist destination in the center of the Arlberg region and the Ski Arlberg ski area and is part of the Tyrolean holiday region of St. Anton am Arlberg and of the Ski Arlberg cross-border winter sports cooperation with Vorarlberg .

List of systems in St. Christoph

Surname	Construction year	system	Height above sea level Valley station [meters]	Height above sea level Mountain station [meters]	Stretch- length [meters]	Promotional capacity [pers./hour]	business winter
Arlenmähderbahn	2003	6-CLD / B	1,834	2,331	1,629	2,600	W.
Maiensee lift I	1953/2013	1-SL	1,750	1,857	508	1,260	W.
Maiensee lift II	1960/2012	1-SL	1,750	1,857	508	1.310	W.
St. Christophbahn	1995	4-CLD / B	1,781	2,182	1,080	2,000	W.
St. Christoph practice lift	1992/2005	1-SL	1,766	1,782	103	795	W.

The abbreviations in the "System" column are explained under aerial cableway .

Last 2 columns:

W = winter operation / S = summer operation; each highlighted in green

0 = no summer operation, highlighted in red

St. Christoph am Arlberg has become known for its central and important role in the development of alpine skiing and Austrian ski teaching, based on the former St. Christoph sports center and its former directors, including Stefan Kruckenhauser and later Franz Hoppichler . Today's Federal Ski Academy is under the leadership of the Austrian Ski Association (ÖSV) and serves primarily as a training center for state ski instructors and trainers and for sports students.

In this village is also the Hospiz St. Christoph , built in the 14th century - originally a hostel in the sense of a refuge , which offered travelers refuge from the capricious weather, over time it was converted into an inn, then into a hotel in the 20th century and today the Represents the settlement core of the village. Today the place is the seat of the brotherhood of St. Christoph and houses some exclusive hotels and cozy inns. The branch church (Kaplaneikirche) hl. Christophorus at the hospice is a listed building.