General information about Sölden

The ski resort of Sölden is located in the Austrian Alps area in the southwest of the country. Today the resort is the center of a municipality in the federal state of Tyrol. The history of the small village of Sölden in the Tyrolean Alps dates back to the Middle Ages. The first mention of the village dates back to the times of the Holy Roman Empire. Sölden became a separate entity at the beginning of the 19th century.

The region received a strong impetus for development in the middle of the century as a pilgrimage destination for mountaineering enthusiasts. The mountain road to Sölden was built in 1903, and since that time it has become a popular destination for alpine skiers.

Selden as a ski resort can be considered to have been founded in 1948, when the first ski elevator was built, and has been booming ever since. In the 1970s, two elevators connected the villages of Hochzelden and Geislachkogl, and after the construction of the Giggijochbahn, a real tourist boom begins.

The number of overnight stays in the village of just over 4,000 people now reaches more than 2 million a year. Selden is currently attracting the largest amount of investment. After joining the eurozone, the euro became Austria's currency instead of the Austrian schilling.