(Herunterladen) Almabtrieb österreich
During summer all over the alpine regions cattle herds feed on alpine pastures almen in austria or.
Almabtrieb österreich. The headgear is made out of evergreen and flowers found in. Come end of august september cattle that usually spends the summer up in the alps is being escorted down into the valley. Jedoch dürfte das schmücken der tiere bereits auf wesentlich ältere zeiten zurückgehen. The cattle procession almabtrieb is an annual event in the alpine region of austria. Urkundlich erwähnt wurde diese alljährlich stattfindende tradition erstmals 1746 in einem pustertaler inventar. Schon seit über 400 jahren ist der almabtrieb in vorarlberg alpabtrieb fester bestandteil österreichischer kultur. The most beautiful part however are the colourful decorations of the cattle.
It is one of the major village celebrations in mountain farming regions and has grown into an important event on the tourist calendar. But it totally is. When i first read about this traditional austrian festival i didn t believe it was real. And it s one of the most unique experiences we ve had in austria so far. Interesting almabtrieb facts in tyrol around 110 000 heads of cattle 70 000 sheep 5 500 goats and 2 000 horses graze on high alpine pastures during the summer. Drive from the mountain pasture is an annual event in the alpine regions in europe referring to a cattle drive that takes place in late september or early october. The almabtrieb in switzerland.
Alpabzug alpabfahrt or in french speaking switzerland.