{{Short description|Village in Tyrol, Austria}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Obergurgl | type = [[Village]] | image_skyline = Obergurgl from the south.jpg | imagesize = 208 | image_caption = A view of Obergurgl (below) and Hochgurgl (above) in summer, looking north. The road climbing past Hochgurgl goes to Italy via [[Timmelsjoch]]. | pushpin_map = Austria | pushpin_mapsize = 270 | pushpin_map_caption = Location within Austria | coordinates = {{coord|46|52|N|11|01|E|region:AT|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[Austria]] | subdivision_type1 = [[States of Austria|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Tyrol (state)|Tyrol]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Municipality (Austria)|Municipality]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Sölden]] | elevation_m = 1930 | population_total = 400 }} '''Obergurgl''' is a village in the [[Ötztal Alps]] in [[Tyrol (state)|Tyrol]], [[Austria]]. Located in the municipality of [[Sölden]], the village has approximately 400 year-round inhabitants, and is mainly a tourist resort.
At an elevation of {{convert|1,930|m|ft|abbr=on}}, Obergurgl is the highest parish in Austria. The parish church was consecrated in 1737, and in 1967 extensions were added based on plans by [[Clemens Holzmeister]].
Obergurgl forms part of the ski resort area of Obergurgl-Hochgurgl and lies at the southern end of the [[Ötztal]] Gurglertal valley, the longest side valley off the Inntal valley. It is a popular hiking area during the summer, with hanging valleys to the east that lead over into the Italian province of [[South Tyrol]]. There are numerous peaks over {{convert|3,500|m|ft|abbr=on}} and several glaciers, which offer the more adventurous hikers a challenge.
There is a breeding establishment for [[Haflinger]] horses in the village, which is owned by the Scheiber family, who also own the Hotel Edelweiss & Gurgl.<ref name = "Hotel%2520Edelweiss">{{cite web|url=http://www.edelweiss-gurgl.com/en-hotel_tyrol-edelweiss_gurgl.shtml|title=Edelweiss Gurgl: History|access-date=2007-12-10|work=Hotel Edelweiss & Gurgl|archive-date=2010-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212020219/http://www.edelweiss-gurgl.com/en-hotel_tyrol-edelweiss_gurgl.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Obergurgl became famous in 1931, when the Swiss explorer [[Auguste Piccard]] was forced to land on the nearby Großer Gurgler Ferner glacier during his historic balloon flight, during which he became the first man to fly into the [[stratosphere]].
==Climate== Obergurgl has a [[subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Koppen]]: Dfc) bordering on a [[Tundra|tundra climate]] (ET). Summers are cool and rainy, while winters are cold and extremely snowy. Annual snowfall averages 475.5 cm (187.2 inches) with heavy snowfall falling from October through May with light snowfall in June and September. Snowfall in the summer months of July and August is not rare, and may happen once every few years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Obergurgl climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Obergurgl weather averages - Climate-Data.org|url=https://en.climate-data.org/europe/austria/tyrol/obergurgl-158443/#climate-graph|website=en.climate-data.org|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref> {{Weather box |location = Obergurgl: 1941m (1991−2020) |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan record high C = 9.6 |Feb record high C = 10.9 |Mar record high C = 13.2 |Apr record high C = 16.3 |May record high C = 22.4 |Jun record high C = 27.3 |Jul record high C = 26.5 |Aug record high C = 26.4 |Sep record high C = 25.1 |Oct record high C = 21.9 |Nov record high C = 15.3 |Dec record high C = 9.9 |year record high C =
|Jan high C = -0.8 |Feb high C = -0.1 |Mar high C = 2.9 |Apr high C = 6.2 |May high C = 10.8 |Jun high C = 15.2 |Jul high C = 16.8 |Aug high C = 16.5 |Sep high C = 12.8 |Oct high C = 8.8 |Nov high C = 3.4 |Dec high C = -0.4 |year high C =
|Jan mean C = -4.6 |Feb mean C = -4.4 |Mar mean C = -1.5 |Apr mean C = 1.9 |May mean C = 6.5 |Jun mean C = 10.2 |Jul mean C = 12.2 |Aug mean C = 12.1 |Sep mean C = 8.1 |Oct mean C = 4.8 |Nov mean C = -0.3 |Dec mean C = -3.9 |year mean C =
|Jan low C = -8.1 |Feb low C = -9.3 |Mar low C = -5.7 |Apr low C = -2.4 |May low C = 1.7 |Jun low C = 5.1 |Jul low C = 6.6 |Aug low C = 6.8 |Sep low C = 3.5 |Oct low C = 0.5 |Nov low C = -3.9 |Dec low C = -7.0 |year low C =
|Jan record low C = -22.0 |Feb record low C = -26.1 |Mar record low C = -23.7 |Apr record low C = -17.2 |May record low C = -8.8 |Jun record low C = -4.7 |Jul record low C = -1.6 |Aug record low C = -1.5 |Sep record low C = -7.0 |Oct record low C = -14.5 |Nov record low C = -18.4 |Dec record low C = -23.4 |year record low C =
|precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 53.5 |Feb precipitation mm = 45.5 |Mar precipitation mm = 55.8 |Apr precipitation mm = 61.3 |May precipitation mm = 78.3 |Jun precipitation mm = 92.1 |Jul precipitation mm = 98.5 |Aug precipitation mm = 107.4 |Sep precipitation mm = 71.1 |Oct precipitation mm = 86.3 |Nov precipitation mm = 90.2 |Dec precipitation mm = 63.3 |year precipitation mm = |source 1 = [[Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics]]<ref name=ZAMGnormals> {{cite web | url = https://www.zamg.ac.at/cms/de/dokumente/klima/dok_klimauebersichten/copy_of_klimanormalperiode_19912020.xlsx | title = Klimamittelwerte 1991-2020 | publisher = Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics | language = de | access-date = 28 November 2023}}</ref> }}
[[File:Obergurglcreek.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.2|A creek near Obergurgl.]]
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==External links== * [http://obergurgl.at Obergurgl-Hochgurgl] * [http://www.skiresorts-test.com/ski-resorts/obergurgl-hochgurgl.html Skiresorts-Test] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321051706/http://www.skiresorts-test.com/ski-resorts/obergurgl-hochgurgl.html |date=2015-03-21 }} *[https://www.topskiresort.com/resort/Obergurgl/slopes Obergurgl ski resort guide]
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