51 Almabtrieb österreich

Interesting almabtrieb facts in tyrol around 110 000 heads of cattle 70 000 sheep 5 500 goats and 2 000 horses graze on high alpine pastures during the summer.

Almabtrieb österreich. The almabtrieb in switzerland. But it totally is. The headgear is made out of evergreen and flowers found in. Alpabzug alpabfahrt or in french speaking switzerland. Urkundlich erwähnt wurde diese alljährlich stattfindende tradition erstmals 1746 in einem pustertaler inventar. The most beautiful part however are the colourful decorations of the cattle. Jedoch dürfte das schmücken der tiere bereits auf wesentlich ältere zeiten zurückgehen.

Austria s almabtrieb or cattle parade is the perfect example. During summer all over the alpine regions cattle herds feed on alpine pastures almen in austria or. Come end of august september cattle that usually spends the summer up in the alps is being escorted down into the valley. And it s one of the most unique experiences we ve had in austria so far. The cattle procession almabtrieb is an annual event in the alpine region of austria. Schon seit über 400 jahren ist der almabtrieb in vorarlberg alpabtrieb fester bestandteil österreichischer kultur. It is one of the major village celebrations in mountain farming regions and has grown into an important event on the tourist calendar.

The seasonal migration of livestock between summer and winter pastures is also called transhumance.