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Municipality in Tyrol, Austria
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Ellmau (population just under 3,000 in 2024) is a small village in the heart of the Wilder Kaiser mountains in Northeast Tyrol. Visitors can travel to the top of Hartkaiser mountain via the Hartkaiserbahn funicular, the only of its type in the Ski Welt. The municipality is located in a summer and winter sports area and lives mainly from tourism ( 5000 guest beds).
By rail
Main line railway stations are in Sankt Johann in Tirol and [[Kufstein] A local bus network runs west through Söll to Kufstein and east to Sankt Johann in Tirol.
By road
Ellmau is located to the south of B178, a road joining Salzburg in the east to Kufstein and Innsbruck to the west. The nearest autobahn is at Kufstein.
Having a car gives the advantage of being able to travel around freely.
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