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Gemeinde Grinzens

Grinzens is a municipality with 1458 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2022) in the district of Innsbruck-Land in Tyrol (Austria). The municipality (comprising a KG of the same name) is located in the judicial district of Innsbruck. Grinzens is situated on a low mountain terrace southwest of Innsbruck, at the entrance of the Sellraintal. The municipal area is bordered by the Melach River and the Sendersbach River.

Culture and sights

    Catholic Parish Church Grinzens St. Anton

Despite its proximity to the Axamer Lizum, Grinzens is little developed in terms of tourism - but in return has been able to preserve its originality. A regionally popular destination is the approx. 7 km long toboggan run into the Senderstal valley to the Kemater Alm, which is located on Grinzen's municipal territory. Furthermore, there is a small nature reserve called Froschteich. In a piece of forest to the west in Grinzens lies the Mooskapelle, which is known from regional legends.

Grinzens gained supraregional cultural importance with open-air performances of the local theater association "Sendersbühne":

    "Passion Grinzens" - Passion plays in the summer of 2006.
    "TirolerFreiheit" - a new view of the Tyrolean uprising of 1809 in summer 2007
    "A Midsummer Night's Dream"[14] - performance based on the work of the same name by William Shakespeare in the summer of 2016

In terms of carnival customs, the Wampelerreiten is well known.