mountain pass
Hahntennjoch
One of Austria's most demanding and rewarding passes with narrow, twisting roads, steep gradients, and stunning Tyrolean valley panoramas.
20 km · about 25 min drive
Tyrol, Austria · Europe
Prutz works well as a base: 5 minutes from Ried im Oberinntal, 21km from Ötztal Valley.
Prutz is a town located in Tyrol, Austria. With a population of 1,825, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Prutz 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 Prutz to your route.
Prutz is a municipality in the Landeck district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Located at the mouth of the Kauner valley on the upper Inn, it is 10 km south of the city of Landeck and 36 km north of Reschen Pass, that forms the border to Italy. The border to Switzerland is located 23 km away towards the south-west.
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Prutz is located in Tyrol, Austria, Europe. The coordinates are 47.0833 latitude, 10.6667 longitude.
Prutz has a population of approximately 1,825 people, making it a town in Austria.
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Full driving guide for Austria8 notable places within an hour's drive.
mountain pass
One of Austria's most demanding and rewarding passes with narrow, twisting roads, steep gradients, and stunning Tyrolean valley panoramas.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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.
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.
24 km · about 30 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.
27 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.
30 km · about 35 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
mountain pass
A 1,212 m Tyrolean pass on an ancient Roman route (Via Claudia Augusta) between Reutte and Imst, sweeping past the turquoise Blindsee and Fernsteinsee lakes beneath the Zugspitze massif.
34 km · about 40 min drive
mountain pass
A historic crossing between Tyrol and Vorarlberg at 1793m, offering a scenic old-road alternative to the Arlberg tunnel through classic Austrian Alpine landscapes.
35 km · about 40 min drive
April to October
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