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Glatthorn
The Glatthorn (obsolete: ''Damülser Horn'') in Vorarlberg in Austria is the highest mountain in the Bregenz Forest Mountains with a height of . It lies west of and above the saddle of Faschinajoch, between Damüls to the north and Fontanella in the Großwalsertal to the south. References Mountains of Vorarlberg Two-thousanders of Austria Bregenz Forest Mountains Mountains of the Alps {{Vorarlberg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bregenzerwaldgebirge
The Bregenz Forest Mountains, also the Bregenzerwald Mountains (german: Bregenzerwaldgebirge), are a range of the Northern Limestone Alps and Eastern Alps, named after the town of Bregenz. The Bregenz Forest Mountains are located entirely in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. Definition The term Bregenz Forest Mountains refers to the range according to the Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps (AVE); the term Bregenz Forest, by contrast, refers to a landscape or region which is part of the Bregenzer Ache basin area. As a result, the Bregenz Forest Mountains and the Bregenz Forest are not conterminous. The Bregenz Forest region also includes the southwestern parts of the Allgäu Alps. On the other hand, the Bregenz Forest Mountains reach, to an extent, into the landscapes of the eastern Rhine Valley, as well as to the Walgau Valley of the Ill River and the Großes Walsertal in the south. As the range is not geologically uniform, the name is rarely used outside of Alpine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SOIUSA
Alps by SOIUSA. SOIUSA (an acronym for - English: ''International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps-ISMSA'') is a proposal for a new classification system of the Alps from the geographic and toponomastic point of view. It was designed by Sergio Marazzi, Italian researcher and author of the Orographic Atlas of the Alps ''SOIUSA''. His book was presented with the patronage of the Italian Alpine Club on 23 Jan 2006, but has yet to receive any formal acceptance. History The SOIUSA is an interpretation by Marazzi of the terrain of the Alps aiming to replace the traditional way the Alps were partitioned in Italy, the , which was adopted in 1926 by the Italian National Geographic Committee () after the IX Italian Geographic Congress (). SOIUSA takes into account the European geographic literature normalizing and standardizing the different national classification systems in use. It was publicly presented in a lecture organized by the Italian Alpine Club's Milan confere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furkajoch
Furkajoch (el. 1761 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Austrian Alps in the '' Bundesland'' of Vorarlberg. It connects the valley of the Bregenzer Ach (''Bregenzer Wald'') near Damüls with the Frutz valley near Laterns. The road is very popular with motorcycle riders and is closed in winter. See also * List of highest paved roads in Europe * List of mountain passes This is a list of mountain passes. Africa Egypt * Halfaya Pass (near Libya) Lesotho * Moteng Pass * Mahlasela pass * Sani Pass Morocco * Tizi n'Tichka South Africa * Eastern Cape Passes * Western Cape Passes * Northern Cape Passes * Kwa ... External links Profile on climbbybike.com Mountain passes of the Alps Mountain passes of Vorarlberg Bregenz Forest Mountains {{Vorarlberg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stein Fontanella Faschina
Stein is a German, Yiddish and Norwegian word meaning "stone" and "pip" or "kernel". It stems from the same Germanic root as the English word stone. It may refer to: Places In Austria * Stein, a neighbourhood of Krems an der Donau, Lower Austria * Stein, Styria, a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeld, Styria * Stein (Lassing), a village in the district of Liezen, Styria * Stein an der Enns, a village in the district of Liezen, Styria In Canada * Stein River, a tributary of the Fraser River, from the Nlaka'pamux language ''Stagyn'', meaning "hidden place" **Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park, a British Columbia provincial park comprising the basin of that river **Stein Mountain, a mountain in the Lillooet Ranges named for the river ** Stein Lake, a lake in the upper reaches of the Stein River basin In Germany * Stein, Bavaria, a town in the district of Fürth, Bavaria * Stein, Schleswig-Holstein, a municipality in the district of Plön, Schleswig-Holstein * Stein ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Trimmel
Hubert is a Germanic masculine given name, from ''hug'' "mind" and '' beraht'' "bright". It also occurs as a surname. Saint Hubertus or Hubert (c. 656 – 30 May 727) is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians, and metalworkers. People with the given name Hubert This is a small selection of articles on people named Hubert; for a comprehensive list see instead . *Hubert Aaronson (1924–2005), F. Mehl University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University *Hubert Adair (1917–1940), World War II Royal Air Force pilot *Hubert Boulard, a French comics creator who is unusually credited as "Hubert" *Hubert Brasier (1917–1981), a Church of England clergyman, more famously the father of UK Prime Minister Theresa May *Hubert Buchanan (born 1941), a United States Air Force captain and fighter pilot *Hubert Chevis (1902–1931), a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery of the British Army who died of strychnine poisoning in June 1931 * Hubert Davies, British playwright and di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
