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574 m above sea level, population 12,368

If you go on a journey of discovery to medieval Hall, you will find yourself in what could well be the Tyrol's most beautiful town. It certainly has one of Austria's best-preserved historic cores − it's actually even bigger than Innsbruck's − and serves as an excellent example of how a successful symbiosis with modern architectural designs can be achieved, e.g. the salt warehouse, the new UMIT university and the Parkhotel.

The fine buildings in Hall's Old Town testify to the settlement's prosperous past. Salt mining in the Middle Ages transformed Hall into the north Tyrol's main commercial centre. Even then the town was an important trading post on the River Inn, and in the middle of the 15th century the provincial mint was established here, thereby creating the important preconditions for the advancement of the town to even greater commercial prosperity.

 

Today Hall is a vibrant town with a real zest for life; visitors can sample a wide variety of shops and savour high-class hospitality within historic walls. Every year, the lovingly restored Old Town and the Burg Hasegg complex with its Mint Tower and accompanying Mint Museum enchant visitors from all over the world. Town and country come together regularly for a mutually fruitful exchange at Hall's stylish Christmas market, the Radish Festival and the Organic Mountain Farmers' Festival. Cultural highlights such as the Tyrolean Easter Festival, the Sprachsalz literary festival or the Musik plus series of events are well known way beyond the town's boundaries, and in 2004 Hall became a university town. The focus for the new Tyrolean UMIT Provincial University is on forward-looking themes such as Medical Informatics and Nursing Care.

Tourist board Hall - Wattens region

Wallpachgasse 5

6060 Hall in Tirol

Tel.: +43 (0)5223 - 45544

Fax: +43 (0)5223 - 45544-20

Opening times: Monday – Friday 8.30 - 18.00 and also Saturday 9.00 - 17.00