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Stubai Alps
The Stubai Alps (, ) is a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps of Europe. It derives its name from the Stubaital valley to its east and is located southwest of Innsbruck, Austria. Several peaks form the border between Austria and Italy. The range is bounded by the Inn River valley to the north; the Sill (river), Sill River valley (''Wipptal'') and the Brenner Pass to the east (separating it from the Zillertal Alps); the Ötztal and Timmelsjoch to the west (separating it from the Ötztal Alps), and to the south by tributaries of the Passer (river), Passer River and Eisack. Geography Important parts of the Stubai Alps show signs of glaciation. The northern part around the Sellrain valley and the Kühtai is now only lightly glaciated and a popular ski touring destination (Zischgeles, Lampsenspitze, Pirchkogel, Sulzkogel). The High Stubai around the upper Stubai valley is still heavily glaciated and a classic high mountain touring region in the Eastern Alps. Here there is a gla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyrol (state)
Tyrol ( ; ; ) is an Austrian Provinces of Austria, federal state. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical County of Tyrol, Princely County of Tyrol. It is a constituent part of the present-day Euroregion Tyrol–South Tyrol–Trentino (together with South Tyrol and Trentino in Italy). The capital of Tyrol is Innsbruck. Geography Tyrol is separated into two parts, divided by a strip of Salzburg (federal state), Salzburg State. The two constituent parts of Tyrol are the northern and larger North Tyrol () and the southeastern and smaller East Tyrol ('). Salzburg State lies to the east of North Tyrol, while on the south Tyrol has a border to the Italy, Italian province of South Tyrol, which was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire before the First World War. With a land area of , Tyrol is the third-largest federal state in Austria. North Tyrol shares its borders with the federal states Salzburg in the east and Vorarlberg in the west. In the north, it adjoins the Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passer (river)
The Passer (; ) is a torrent in northern Italy, a left tributary of the Adige, whose entire course lies within South Tyrol. The stream rises near the Alpine pass between Italy and Austria known as the Timmelsjoch, and flows through the Passeier Valley where the most important settlement is St. Leonhard in Passeier. The river joins the Adige at Merano, where it is a significant site for competitive canoe A canoe is a lightweight, narrow watercraft, water vessel, typically pointed at both ends and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel and using paddles. In British English, the term ' ...ing, beneath the Steinerner Steg. External links * * Agenzia provinciale per l'ambiente‘Torrente Passirio’ ''Acque superficiali'' (Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano - Alto Adige, 2009) * Landesagentur für Umwelt‘Passer’ ''Oberflächengewässer'' (Autonome Provinz Bozen - Südtirol, 2009) Rivers of Italy Rivers of Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Limestone Alps
The Northern Limestone Alps (), also called the Northern Calcareous Alps, are the ranges of the Eastern Alps north of the Central Eastern Alps located in Austria and the adjacent Bavarian lands of southeastern Germany. The distinction from the latter group, where the higher peaks are located, is based on differences in geological composition. Geography If viewed on a west–east axis, the Northern Limestone Alps extend from the Rhine valley and the Bregenz Forest in Vorarlberg, Austria in the west extending along the border between the German federal-state of Bavaria and Austrian Tyrol, through Salzburg, Upper Austria, Styria and Lower Austria and finally ending at the Wienerwald at the city-limits of Vienna in the east. The highest peaks in the Northern Limestone Alps are the Parseierspitze () in the Lechtal Alps,Reynolds, Kev (2010). ''Walking in the Alps'', Cicerone, . and the Hoher Dachstein (). Other notable peaks in this range include the Zugspitze, (), located on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieming Chain
The Mieming(er) Range, Mieminger Chain () or Mieminger Mountains (''Mieminger Gebirge''), is a mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps in the Eastern Alps. It is located entirely in Austria within the state of Tyrol (Bundesland), Tyrol. This sub-group is somewhat in the shadows of its more famous neighbour, the Wetterstein Mountains, Wetterstein to the north. Whilst the region around the Coburger Hut and the lakes of Seebensee and Drachensee in the west (Ehrwalder Sonnenspitze and Vorderer Tajakopf with its new ''klettersteig'' over the Tajakante) and the Hohe Munde in the extreme east receive large numbers of visitors, the less developed central area remains very quiet. The Hohe Munde is also a popular and challenging ski touring destination. Public transport links: The Außerfern Railway stops at Ehrwald on the western side of the range. Busses run from Leutasch on the southern side of the mountains to Mittenwald and Seefeld in Tirol. Geology The Mieminger Mountain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imst
Imst (; Southern Bavarian: ''Imscht'') is a town in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. It lies on the River Inn in western Tyrol, some west of Innsbruck and at an altitude of above sea level. With a current population (2018) of 10,504, Imst is the administrative centre of Imst District. History Licensed since 1282 to hold a regular market. Until 1918, the town (named earlier also ''JMST'') was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), head of the district of the same name, one of the 21 ''Bezirkshauptmannschaften'' in the Tyrol province. Imst received full town rights in 1898. Schemenlaufen Every four years Imst hosts their Fasnacht, or carnival before Lent. This carnival is listed by UNESCO as one of their Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage. As part of Schemenlaufen pairs of men wear bells, tuned differently, while performing dances of jumps and bows. They are accompanied by masked characters imitating their dance. Luge track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ötztal Railway Station
Ötztal is a railway station on the Arlberg railway between Innsbruck and Bludenz in Tyrol (state), Tyrol, Austria. In Ötztal the second track coming from Innsbruck ends and the Arlberg line continues as a single-track railway till Landeck. Services Rail services Ötztal provides regional connections to Innsbruck–Hall in Tirol–Rosenheim and Landeck as well as international destinations like Zürich, Basel, Dortmund and Vienna. It is serviced by: *InterCityExpress: Vienna–Innsbruck–Bregenz *ÖBB-EuroCity: Vienna/Graz–Innsbruck–Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Feldkirch–Bregenz/Zürich–Basel (CH) *EuroNight: Vienna/Graz–Innsbruck–Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Feldkirch–Bregenz/Zürich (CH) *InterCity: Innsbruck–Dortmund/Münster (D) Bus services Coach lines departing from the station forecourt: *Oetz–Umhausen–Längenfeld–Sölden–Obergurgl *Oetz–Ochsengarten *Roppen–Imst *Haiming, Austria, Haiming–Silz, Austria, Silz–Mötz References See a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inn (river)
The Inn (; ; ) is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. The long river is a right tributary of the Danube, being the third largest tributary of the Danube by discharge. The highest point of its drainage basin is the summit of Piz Bernina at . The Engadine, the valley of the En, is the only Swiss valley whose waters end up in the Black Sea (via the Danube). Etymology The name Inn is derived from the old Celtic words ''en'' and ''wiktionary:Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸenos, enios'', meaning ''water''. In a document of 1338, the river was named ''Wasser'' (German for water). The first written mention from the years 105 to 109 (Publii Corneli Taciti historiarium liber tertius) reads: "''... Sextilius Felix... ad occupandam ripam Aeni fluminis, quod Raetos Noricosque interfluit, missus...''" ("... Sextilius Felix was sent to capture the banks of the Inn, which flows between the Rhaetian people and the Noric people.") The river is also mentioned by other authors of the Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stubai Glacier
Stubai may refer to: * Stubai Alps, (German: Stubaier Alpen), a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps of Europe * Stubaital The Stubai Valley or Stubaital () is an alps, alpine valley in Tyrol (state), Tyrol, Austria. It is the central valley of the Stubai Alps. The river Ruetz (river), Ruetz flows through the valley. This 35-km long valley runs in northeastern dire ..., the central valley of the Stubai Alps * Stubai Valley Railway (German: Stubaitalbahn), an 18.2 km (11.31 mi) long narrow gauge interurban tram from Innsbruck to Fulpmes in Tyrol, Austria {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sulzkogel
The Sulzkogel is a mountain, , in the Stubai Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Topography The Sulzkogel lies about 3.5 kilometres south of the winter sports resort of Kühtai. To the west a sharp arête drops away from the summit of the Sulzkogel into the valley of ''Längental'', separating the cirques of ''Mittagskar'' in the northwest and ''Stierkar'' in the south. To the northeast below the steep northeast face and east arête lies the ''Finstertal'' valley and the ''Finstertalspeicher'', a reservoir belonging to the Sellrain-Silz Power Station. To the north along a sharp arête are the ''Mittagsturm'' pinnacle (), the twin peaks of the ''Mittagsköpfe'' ( and ) and the Zwölferkogel (). To the south is the ''Gamskogel'' (). Between the Sulzkogel and the Gamskogel below a wide rocky ridge lies the Gamskogelferner, a glacier that descends to an elevation of . Paths The normal route, in winter a popular ski tour, runs up the northern edge of the Gamskogelferner glacier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirchkogel
The Pirchkogel (or also Pirchkogl) is a mountain, 2,828 m, in the Stubai Alps in Tyrol.''Gossenköllesee'' University of Innsbruck, retrieved 31 July 2014. It is a good viewing mountain. Geography The Pirchkogel rises north of (2,017 m) and the Dortmunder Hut (1,948 m) immediately above the road over the Kühtai Saddle. Together with the rock faces of the ''Irzwänden'' (2,757 m) to the east and the twin peaks of the ''Grießkogel'' (''Vorderer'' 2,666 m and ''Hintere ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zischgeles
Zischgeles is a summit in the Stubai Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Climbing The normal route starts from Praxmar and is an alpine mountain hike without glacier travel. Only the last part of the track close to the summit might require the use of hands. The Zischgeles is considered an easy three-thousander Three-thousanders are mountains with a height of between , but less than above sea level. Similar terms are commonly used for mountains of other height brackets e. g. four-thousanders or eight-thousanders. In Britain, the term refers to mount .... Ski tours are common at the Zischgeles in wintertime. References {{reflist, refs= {{cite book , title = Leichte 3000er , editor = Seibert, Dieter , publisher = Bruckmann Verlag , location = München , year = 2001 , isbn = 3-7654-3677-1 , language = German Alpine three-thousanders Mountains of the Alps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
