Ischgl
Ischgl | ||
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Postal code 6561 | ||
Area code | 05444 | |
Vehicle registration | LA | |
Website | www.ischgl.tirol.gv.at |
Ischgl (German:
Ski resort
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Ischgl is located on the Austrian side of one of the world's largest ski areas. Its 238 kilometres (148 mi) (length includes the pistes in Samnaun, Switzerland) of groomed pistes are served by over 45 mechanical lifts including
Many of the lifts converge at Idalp, where there is a restaurant. The area above Idalp offers wide, easy pistes and a snow park. Other parts of the Ischgl area, towards Höllboden and Paznauner Thaya, offer many red runs and some more challenging blacks. The steepest run in the resort is a black run with a gradient of 70%, located in the Höllboden bowl, and accessed by the "Lange Wand" chair lift. Paznauner Thaya offers many red runs suitable for intermediate-level skiers.
COVID-19 pandemic hotspot
Ischgl was identified as a major hotspot of the
Out of the 1600 inhabitants of Ischgl, two persons died. Nine were treated in hospital, one in an intensive care unit.[8] In April 2020 antibodies were found in 51.4% of the population, in November 2020 it was still 45.4%.[9][10]
Climate
Ischgl has a weather station at an altitude of 2,327 m (7,635 ft). This weather station is located within the alpine climate zone (Köppen ETH), closely bordering on a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc), because the hottest month is only 9.9 °C (49.8 °F).
Climate data for Ischgl (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1991−2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
12.6 (54.7) |
19.0 (66.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
9.8 (49.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
0.0 (32.0) |
3.2 (37.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
6.1 (43.0) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
4.8 (40.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.3 (22.5) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
7.7 (45.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
6.3 (43.3) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
1.7 (35.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.0 (17.6) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
0.3 (32.5) |
3.9 (39.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
5.7 (42.3) |
2.8 (37.0) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −23.5 (−10.3) |
−26.6 (−15.9) |
−23.2 (−9.8) |
−18.7 (−1.7) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−18.3 (−0.9) |
−23.0 (−9.4) |
−26.6 (−15.9) |
Source: Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics[11]
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Gallery
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Roman Catholic church St. Nikolaus
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Trisanna river
External links
References
- ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Ischgl.com
- ^ a b Bell, Bethany (22 April 2020). "Ischgl resort at heart of Europe's outbreak reopens". BBC. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ Grüll, Philipp (20 March 2020). "How an Austrian ski paradise became a COVID-19 hotspot". www.euractiv.com. Euractiv. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020.
- ^ Mayr, Walter (17 March 2020). "Austrian Ski Resort Flings Coronavirus Around Europe". Der Spiegel. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ Karnitschnig, Matthew (19 March 2020). "The Austrian ski town that spread coronavirus across the Continent". Politico. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ science ORF at/Agenturen red (2020-06-25). "Über 42 Prozent der Ischgler haben Antikörper" (in German).
- ^ Michael Urschitz. "AT: Folgestudie in Ischgl: "Immunität auch nach acht Monaten stabil" – Pflege Professionell" (in German).
- ^ Deutscher Ärzteverlag GmbH, Redaktion Deutsches Ärzteblatt (2021-02-18). "Immunität gegen SARS-CoV-2 in Ischgl stabil" (in German).
- ^ "Klimamittelwerte 1991-2020" (in German). Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics. Retrieved 15 April 2023.