natural wonder
Ötztal Valley
A dramatic glacial valley stretching deep into the Ötztal Alps, where the 5,300-year-old mummy Ötzi was discovered near the Italian border.
19 km · about 20 min drive
Tyrol, Austria · Europe
Kauns works well as a base: 10 minutes from Ried im Oberinntal, 19km from Ötztal Valley.
Kauns is a town located in Tyrol, Austria. With a population of 502, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Kauns sits in Austria, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Vienna time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Kauns to your route.
Kauns is a tiny municipality in the district of Landeck in the Austrian state of Tyrol located about 12 km southeast of Landeck and 1 km below Kaunerberg at the upper course of the Inn River. Several fires have tortured the village; only a few houses survived the catastrophes.
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Kauns is located in Tyrol, Austria, Europe. The coordinates are 47.0782 latitude, 10.6922 longitude.
Kauns has a population of approximately 502 people, making it a town in Austria.
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natural wonder
A dramatic glacial valley stretching deep into the Ötztal Alps, where the 5,300-year-old mummy Ötzi was discovered near the Italian border.
19 km · about 20 min drive
mountain pass
One of Austria's most demanding and rewarding passes with narrow, twisting roads, steep gradients, and stunning Tyrolean valley panoramas.
21 km · about 25 min drive
famous road
A 26 km private road rising 1,500 m through 29 hairpins from the Kaunertal valley to the Weissseeferner glacier at around 2,750 m, passing the Gepatsch reservoir on the way.
23 km · about 25 min drive
famous road
One of the highest paved roads in the Alps, climbing from Soelden to the Rettenbach Glacier at about 2,800 m: famous from ski World Cup openings and the James Bond film Spectre.
25 km · about 30 min drive
mountain pass
At 2,017 m one of the highest villages in Austria reached by public road, the Kuehtai saddle links the Oetz and Sellrain valleys with a fast, flowing climb popular with drivers and cyclists.
28 km · about 30 min drive
photogenic
A 14th-century Romanesque campanile rising alone from the waters of Reschensee, all that remains visible of the village of Curon drowned by a 1950 hydroelectric dam. Park in Graun and walk two minutes to the lakeside viewpoint on the Vinschgau's SS40.
32 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
A stunning motorcycle museum at 2,175m altitude on the Timmelsjoch Pass in the Austrian Alps, the highest museum in Europe.
33 km · about 40 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Austria's largest glacier ski area in the Stubai Valley, with year-round skiing and the dramatic Stubai ice grotto at 2,900 metres.
34 km · about 40 min drive
April to October
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