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ℹ️Practical info — Wattens
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🌤 Weather — 5 days
📍 Nearby
Sights nearby
💡 Tips
- Book your tickets for Swarovski Crystal Worlds online in advance to skip the lines.
- Visit the Typewriter Museum in the town center, featuring a unique collection worldwide.
- Combine your visit with a relaxing walk along the Wattener Bach stream.
- Use the shuttle bus that runs regularly between Innsbruck and Crystal Worlds.
- Check for local events at the music pavilion during the summer months.
🍽 Food
A savory Tyrolean specialty, often served at festivals or in local inns.
A low-fat, pungent cheese, usually served with vinegar, oil, and onions.
Freshly caught fish from the clear mountain streams nearby.
🛍 Shopping · 🧘 Quiet spots
The massive shop at Crystal Worlds provides the full range of crystal products.
Local deli shops offer vacuum-packed specialties excellent for taking home.
The spacious park around the Giant provides many quiet art installations.
Hike above Wattens for peace and fresh mountain air.
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Wattens is an important market town in the North Tyrolean Lower Inn Valley, situated at an altitude of 564 meters on the right bank of the Inn River. The geographical location between the Tux Alps in the south and the Karwendel mountains in the north significantly shapes the landscape. Historically, the place was first mentioned in documents around 930 as Vuattanes, indicating early settlement. A decisive turning point in the town's history was 1559, when the first paper mill was built, laying the foundation for its industrial tradition. However, Wattens achieved worldwide fame through Daniel Swarovski, who founded the crystal cutting company of the same name in 1895. The town's architecture is a blend of traditional Tyrolean elements and modern industrial buildings. The most famous structure is the Swarovski Crystal Worlds, which opened in 1995 for the company's centenary. Economically, the municipality is almost entirely shaped by the crystal industry and the Wattenspapier paper factory, which is one of the world's leading manufacturers of specialty papers. With over 8,000 inhabitants, Wattens has excellent infrastructure and serves as a regional center for education and culture in the Innsbruck Land district. The municipality is also an important hub for tourism in the Hall-Wattens region.
- Location: Tyrol, Austria
- Top sights: Himmelreich · Museum Wattens · Schreibmaschinenmuseum
- Nearby: Absam (7 km)
- Population: ~8.155
Best time to visit & climate
The most pleasant time to visit is Jul–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °C | -4 | -3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 | -3 |
| Rain mm | 83 | 65 | 81 | 84 | 149 | 175 | 172 | 185 | 119 | 91 | 70 | 74 |
Geography
Facts
- 930 first documentary mention
- 1895 founding of Swarovski
- 1559 construction of the first paper mill
- 564 meters altitude in the Inn Valley
- 1995 opening of Crystal Worlds
- 8155 inhabitants in the municipality
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Sights in the town Wattens (16)
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