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Ischgl
	Ischgl
Coat of arms	Location
	;
	Administration
Country	Austria
State	Tyrol
District	Landeck
Mayor	Erwin Cimarolli
	Basic statistics
Area	103.3 km2 (39.9 sq mi)
Elevation	1,377 m (4518 ft)
Population	2,128 (31 December 2005)
- Density	21 /km² (53 /sq mi)
	Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	LA
Postal code	6561
Area code	05444
Website	www.ischgl.tirol.gv.at Coordinates: 47°00′47″N 10°17′17″E / 47.01306°N 10.28806°E

Not to be confused with Bad Ischl.

Ischgl (1377m) is a small village (population: 1489 in 2001) in the Paznaun Valley in Tyrol (Austria). Its ski resort Silvretta Arena Ischgl-Samnaun is connected with the ski resort of Samnaun across the border in Switzerland. Together this ski area belongs to the largest skiing resorts in the Alps. Its 200km of groomed pistes are served by over 40 mechanical lifts including cable cars, gondolas, detachable chair lifts and some T-bars.

The interior of the St. Nikolaus Church .

Ischgl is well-known (and sometimes criticized) for its lively après-ski parties and roistering nightlife. The resort became famous when it began regularly hosting pop concerts celebrating the end of the annual ski season (Top of the Mountain Concert) at the Idalp (2300m). Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan, Tina Turner, Elton John, Pussycat Dolls, Rod Stewart, Jon Bon Jovi, Nena, Sugababes, Enrique Iglesias, Pink, Anastacia, Beyonce, Melanie C, Rihanna, Gabriella Cilmi, Leona Lewis, Kylie Minogue and Katy Perry are among the international stars who have performed at these concerts. Also Paris Hilton and Naomi Campbell visited the village. Hilton several times to make ski holidays and to merchandise the Rhich Prosecco. Ischgl hosts the only "Pacha" club (the Spanish night entertainment brand) in Austria [1], in Hotel Madlein.

In April, 2002 Bill Clinton gave a Message from the Mountains at Ischgl and made this tiny mountain village the location of a world media event.

Panorama of Ischgl Pardorama

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