Zürs
Zürs is one of the most renowned winter sports resorts in the Alps. Located in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg, almost directly on the border to North Tyrol, near the Flexenpass, Zürs is part of the Arlberg region, which also includes Lech, Oberlech, Zug, and Stubenbach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: ski resort
- Also known as: “Zuers” and “Zürsch”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Flexen Pass and Zürser See.
Flexen Pass
Mountain saddle
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Flexen Pass is a high mountain pass in the Austrian Alps in the Bundesland of Vorarlberg. It is at an elevation of 1,773 metres. It connects the upper Lech valley between Warth, Lech, and Zürs with the Klostertal near Stuben.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stuben am Arlberg and Langen am Arlberg.
Stuben am Arlberg
Village
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Stuben am Arlberg is a winter sports resort in the town of Klösterle in the westernmost Austrian province of Vorarlberg. It is located at an altitude of 1,410 meters and had 90 inhabitants. Stuben am Arlberg is situated 3½ km south of Zürs.
Langen am Arlberg
Village
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Langen am Arlberg is a small village in the municipality of Klösterle, in the district of Bludenz, in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria. It is a gateway to the famous Arlberg ski area. Langen am Arlberg is situated 5 km southwest of Zürs.
St. Christoph
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St. Christoph am Arlberg is, at 1793 m above sea level, one of the highest ski resorts in Austria. It's in the upper part of the Stanzer Valley of Northwest Tyrol, bordering Vorarlberg.
Zürs
- Categories: ski resort, Ortsteil, and locality
- Location: Lech and Zürs am Arlberg, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.17122° or 47° 10′ 16″ northLongitude
10.16317° or 10° 9′ 47″ eastElevation
1,717 metres (5,633 feet)United Nations Location Code
AT ZRSOpen location code
8FVG55C7+F7OpenStreetMap ID
node 73089813OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2760447Wikidata ID
Q248801
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Zürs” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Zurs”
- Dutch: “Zürs”
- Egyptian Arabic: “زورس”
- French: “Zürs”
- German: “Zürs am Arlberg”
- German: “Zürs”
- Irish: “Zürs”
- Italian: “Zürs”
- Japanese: “ツュルス”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Zürs”
- Norwegian: “Zürs”
- Russian: “Цюрс”
- Spanish: “Zürs”
- Ukrainian: “Цюрс”
- “Zürs”
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Highlights include Lech Zürs Tourismus and Thurnher’s Alpenhof.
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