On Saturday, 28. 12.

With the “Bergkrone” in Kartitsch to the mountain Christmas

Kartitsch Mountain Christmas: A Christmas service will take place directly on the summit of the village mountain on Saturday, December 28 at 11 am.(Bild: Hannes Wallner)

On Saturday, December 28th, the "Bergkrone" will take you to the Kartitsch Mountain Christmas and on a winter hike up the village mountain. 

The wonderful mountain village of Kartitsch bears the title of Austria's 1st winter hiking village for good reason, as many hiking trails in the East Tyrolean municipality are groomed in winter. This includes the path up to the 2115 meter high village mountain.

The ascent is possible with touring skis or mountain boots.(Bild: Hannes Wallner)

The summit, which is easy to reach with touring skis or mountain boots, is our mountain destination on Saturday. We start at 9 am at the Klammerwirt directly on the Kartitscher Sattel, before a Christmas service with spectacular views of the Carnic Alps is celebrated with mountain pastor Roland Stadler at 11 am at the summit cross. The "Bergkrone" hike is followed by the Kartitsch Mountain Christmas from 12 noon.

Traditions at the mountain Christmas
For years, the people of Kartitsch have been showing locals and guests on the square in front of the church how Christmas used to be celebrated in the mountains. East Tyrolean craftsmen, fortune smiths and glassblowers present their traditional crafts and show the different ways in which wood and hay were once carried from the mountain to the valley. There is also an aroma workshop and stalls selling jam, cheese, felt and wool products. Organizer Leo Klammer: "There is a great programme for children with fairy tales and cookies."