Schruns
Encyclopedia
Schruns is the main village of the Montafon
valley in Vorarlberg
, Austria
, in the Bludenz district
.
In the west, one can see one of the most popular hiking and climbing mountains in Vorarlberg, the Zimba
, which is called the "Vorarlberger Matterhorn
".
, the westernmost area of Austria, in the vicinity of Bludenz
at 690 meters in the Montafon
valley on the Litz
river, a tributary of the Ill
river. Another side valley named the Silbertal runs from Schruns. The area has a high mountain massif to which trains and ski-lifts are closed.
Neighboring the area are Bartholomäberg
to the north, Silbertal to the east, St. Gallenkirch to the south, and Tschagguns to the west. The nearest town is Bludenz, about 12 km away.
45.2 percent of the area is forested, with 18.1 percent mountainous.
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
lived in the village in the last years of her life.
Schurns was for a period of years in the early 1920s the favorite ski resort of Ernest Hemingway
. He wintered there with his first wife, Hadley
, and oldest son, who was then just an infant, where he revised the manuscript of The Sun Also Rises
. In Hemingway's classic story "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" the third scene in the first flashback sequence recounts memories of Shruns. (Ernest Hemingway. The Short Stories, Scribner Paperback Fiction: New York, 1995 pp 56–7) These images of snow and glacier skiing stand in contrast to the description of the Serengeti Plain in the main story and anticipate the coming journey to the snows of Kilimanjaro.
Montafon
Montafon is a valley in Austria that extends from the city of Bludenz to the Silvretta mountain range. It is also known in the local dialect as Muntafu....
valley in Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg is the westernmost federal-state of Austria. Although it is the second smallest in terms of area and population , it borders three countries: Germany , Switzerland and Liechtenstein...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, in the Bludenz district
Bludenz (district)
The Bezirk Bludenz is an administrative district in Vorarlberg, Austria.Area of the district is 1,287.52 km², population is 60,471 , and population density 47 persons per km²...
.
In the west, one can see one of the most popular hiking and climbing mountains in Vorarlberg, the Zimba
Zimba (mountain)
The Zimba, elevation , is the most familiar mountain in the Austrian mountain range called Rätikon. Located in the hinterland of Bludenz, this horn is the landmark of Montafon valley and especially of the main village of Schruns. Three ridges and three walls emphasize the shapeliness of the form...
, which is called the "Vorarlberger Matterhorn
Matterhorn
The Matterhorn , Monte Cervino or Mont Cervin , is a mountain in the Pennine Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy. Its summit is 4,478 metres high, making it one of the highest peaks in the Alps. The four steep faces, rising above the surrounding glaciers, face the four compass points...
".
Geography
Schruns is in VorarlbergVorarlberg
Vorarlberg is the westernmost federal-state of Austria. Although it is the second smallest in terms of area and population , it borders three countries: Germany , Switzerland and Liechtenstein...
, the westernmost area of Austria, in the vicinity of Bludenz
Bludenz
Bludenz is a town in the state of Vorarlberg in Austria. The town, surrounded by mountains, lies at the meeting point of five different valleys: The Klostertal, The Montafon, The Walgau, The Brandnertal, The Groß Walsertal....
at 690 meters in the Montafon
Montafon
Montafon is a valley in Austria that extends from the city of Bludenz to the Silvretta mountain range. It is also known in the local dialect as Muntafu....
valley on the Litz
Litz
Litz can refer to:* Litz wire - a braided wire used in electronics.* Deacon Litz - racecar driver.* John Litz - politician.* Nadia Litz - actress.* Thomas Litz - figure skater.* Litz, Oise, a commune in northern France...
river, a tributary of the Ill
Ill
Ill may refer to:* Suffering from an illness* Ill , a river in western Austria* Ill , a river in north-eastern France* Illinois, often abbreviated Ill.ILL may stand for:...
river. Another side valley named the Silbertal runs from Schruns. The area has a high mountain massif to which trains and ski-lifts are closed.
Neighboring the area are Bartholomäberg
Bartholomäberg
Bartholomäberg is a municipality and popular tourism resort in the district of Bludenz in Vorarlberg, Austria....
to the north, Silbertal to the east, St. Gallenkirch to the south, and Tschagguns to the west. The nearest town is Bludenz, about 12 km away.
45.2 percent of the area is forested, with 18.1 percent mountainous.
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, DBE was a German-born Austrian/British soprano opera singer and recitalist. She was among the most renowned opera singers of the 20th century, much admired for her performances of Mozart, Schubert, Strauss, and Wolf.-Early life:Olga Maria Elisabeth Friederike...
lived in the village in the last years of her life.
Schurns was for a period of years in the early 1920s the favorite ski resort of Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Miller Hemingway was an American author and journalist. His economic and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the...
. He wintered there with his first wife, Hadley
Hadley Richardson
Elizabeth Hadley Richardson married writer Ernest Hemingway in 1921. She was born the youngest daughter to a St. Louis family. After Hadley fell out of a window as a child, her mother became overprotective and curtailed her activities from then on...
, and oldest son, who was then just an infant, where he revised the manuscript of The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises is a 1926 novel written by American author Ernest Hemingway about a group of American and British expatriates who travel from Paris to the Festival of San Fermín in Pamplona to watch the running of the bulls and the bullfights. An early and enduring modernist novel, it received...
. In Hemingway's classic story "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" the third scene in the first flashback sequence recounts memories of Shruns. (Ernest Hemingway. The Short Stories, Scribner Paperback Fiction: New York, 1995 pp 56–7) These images of snow and glacier skiing stand in contrast to the description of the Serengeti Plain in the main story and anticipate the coming journey to the snows of Kilimanjaro.