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Municipality in Tyrol, Austria
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Wattens is an alpine town in the Innsbruck region of Tyrol, Austria, home of the Swarovski Crystal Company. It is a market town with 8,200 inhabitants (as of 2023).
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Museum is in German. Printed English visitor guide is available. Guided tours available in English by request.
Laurentiuskirche
The church in the town centre of Wattens dates back to Roman times and was first mentioned in a document in 1318. The current church was rebuilt after several fires and consecrated in 1820.
Rhaetian settlement Himmelreich. The Rätersiedlung is located on a hilltop between Wattens and Volders. In the settlement area surrounded by a ring wall, the foundations of five buildings can be viewed, which probably represented the courtyard of a Rhaetian nobleman. He was from the 4th to the 1st century. It was inhabited before Christ and was destroyed by fire. The open-air museum can be reached in about 15 minutes on foot and is freely accessible.
By car
Take Autobahn E45 to Wattens. There is a 1-hour free parking at the church square parking garage.
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