dˈuː tʊ ɪts ɹᵻmˈoʊt loʊkˈeɪʃən, ɪn ˈæd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː, ðɪ ˈɔːstɹiən nˈuːzpeɪpɚ "ˈɪnsbɹʌkɚ wˈɑːtʃənblˌæt" kəmpˈɛɹd ɪt tuː "saɪbˈiəɹɪə ʌv tˈaɪɹɑːl", "wˌɛɹ fˈɑːɹmɚz dˈaɪn wɪð bˈɛɹz ænd kˈɪdz ɹˈaɪd ˌɔn wˈʊlvz".
Due to its remote location, in AD 1802, the Austrian newspaper "Innsbrucker Wochenblatt" compared it to "Siberia of Tyrol", "where farmers dine with bears and kids ride on wolves".