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Pitztal
The Pitztal is an alpine valley located in Tyrol, Austria. The Pitztal is a southern side valley of the Upper Inntal, and runs between the valleys Ötztal (to the east) and Kaunertal (to the west). The Pitze The Pitze (also: ''Pitzbach'') is a river in the Imst district, Tyrol, Austria, a right tributary of the river Inn Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically ... river runs the length of the valley and flows into the Rifflsee lake () west of the upper coarse; its average rate of flow is . The uppermost section of the river produces the Gries waterfall. The primary economic activity of the valley is agriculture and tourism. One of the main attractions of the valley is the Pitztal underground funicular, which takes passengers from Mittelberg () to Mittelbergferner mountain (). Important villages in the valley include Wenns (), Sankt Leonhard im Pitztal (), and Arzl im Pitztal (). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sankt Leonhard Im Pitztal
Sankt Leonhard im Pitztal is a municipality in the Imst district, located south of Imst on the upper course of the Pitze River in western Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust .... The village covers a large area and has a length of around . It is one of the biggest communities of Tyrol by area. The climate is severe because of mountain flanks. The area was founded around 1300, and its main source of income is tourism. Climate Population References External links www.st-leonhard.tirol.gv.at- city website Cities and towns in Imst District {{Tyrol-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arzl Im Pitztal
Arzl im Pitztal is a municipality and a townHaufendorf in the district of Imst in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Geography The stream Pitze The Pitze (also: ''Pitzbach'') is a river in the Imst district, Tyrol, Austria, a right tributary of the river Inn Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically ... flows through the municipality. Population Personalities The professional skier Benjamin Raich and the band Mother's Cake come from the village. References External links * Private Webseite mit weiteren Infos zur Gemeinde Cities and towns in Imst District {{Tyrol-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rifflsee
Rifflsee is a lake of Tyrol, Austria. It is the largest lake in the Ötztal Alps. The mountain lake is located in the Kaunergrat west of the Pitztal and is a typical moraine reservoir. The lake fills an extensive valley, the glacier-turbid water looks greenish. It is framed in the north and west by rugged peaks of the Kaunergrat, particularly striking are Seekogel and Rostizkogel. In sunny and warm weather, a considerable amount of melt water is supplied by the Seekarles, Loch, and Rifflferner. An alpine club hut called the Rifflseehütte is located nearby. Images File:Rifflsee 01.jpg File:Rifflsee 03.jpg File:Pitztal and Rifflsee from Mittagskogel 01.jpg, Pitztal The Pitztal is an alpine valley located in Tyrol, Austria. The Pitztal is a southern side valley of the Upper Inntal, and runs between the valleys Ötztal (to the east) and Kaunertal (to the west). The Pitze The Pitze (also: ''Pitzbach'') is a ... and Rifflsee from Mittagskogel File:Rifflsee, Seekogel and W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitze
The Pitze (also: ''Pitzbach'') is a river in the Imst district, Tyrol, Austria, a right tributary of the river Inn Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway. Before the advent of motorized transportation, they also provided accomm .... The Pitze flows through the Pitztal valley, a southern branch of the Inntal. It has a length of about , and its basin area is . It merges with the Inn east of the city of Imst at an elevation of . References External links Rivers of Tyrol (federal state) Rivers of Austria {{Tyrol-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arzl Im Pitztal, Tirol
Arzl may refer to: * Arzl, Innsbruck, a borough of Innsbruck, Austria * Arzl im Pitztal Arzl im Pitztal is a municipality and a townHaufendorf in the district of Imst in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Geography The stream Pitze The Pitze (also: ''Pitzbach'') is a river in the Imst district, Tyrol, Austria, a right tributary of the ri ..., a municipality in Austria See also * Arzel {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wenns
Wenns () is a municipality in the Imst district 7.30 km south of Imst at the Pitze river. Due to its central location in the Pitztal valley it is one of the area's key villages. The primary source of income is tourism, especially skiing Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow for basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the International S ... even though there is no skiing in Wenns itself. The 700-year-old Stamserhaus in Wenns is the oldest farmhouse in Tyrol. Population References External links * https://www.pitztal.com/en/region/places/wenns Cities and towns in Imst District {{Tyrol-geo-stub ... [...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] |
Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city and state. Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of and has Austrians, a population of around 9 million. The area of today's Austria has been inhabited since at least the Paleolithic, Paleolithic period. Around 400 BC, it was inhabited by the Celts and then annexed by the Roman Empire, Romans in the late 1st century BC. Christianization in the region began in the 4th and 5th centuries, during the late Western Roman Empire, Roman period, followed by the arrival of numerous Germanic tribes during the Migration Period. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Inntal
The Inntal is the valley containing the Inn river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. The valley has a total length of 517 km and the biggest city located in Inntal is Innsbruck. The valley is divided into the following sections based on regional and national frontiers: * Engadin (Switzerland) * Tyrolean Inntal (Tirol, Austria) * Bavarian Inntal (Bavaria, Germany) * Upper Austrian Inntal (Upper Austria, Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...) References Valleys of Europe Inn (river) {{Graubünden-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ötztal
The Ötztal () is an alpine valley located in Tyrol, Austria. The Ötztaler Ache river flows through the valley in a northern direction. The Ötztal separates the Stubai Alps in the east from the Ötztal Alps in the west. The valley is long. The northern end of the valley is at the confluence of the Ötztaler Ache and Inn rivers, 8 km east of Imst and 50 km west of Innsbruck. The only railway station of the valley, Ötztal railway station, is located here and connects the Ötztal with the Arlberg railway (Innsbruck-Bludenz) and also a motorway interchange to the A12 (E60). The southern end of the valley, also called the Gurglertal, terminates at the border with Italy. The valley is formed by the main chain of the Alps, with many glaciers and high peaks, including the Weißkugel and the Similaun. The village of Obergurgl at the southern end of the Ötztal is the highest parish in Austria. The Ötztal belongs to the Imst District and consists of five municipalitie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaunertal
The Kaunertal is a municipality and alpine valley in the Landeck district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The municipality is located about southeast of Landeck at the upper course of the Inn river. The Kaunertal valley is 28 km (17 mi) in length and runs southeast from the town of Prutz (884 m) to the Kaunertal Glacier. The valley is traversed by the Faggenbach river, which rises south of the Weißseespitze mountain (3044 m) and flows into the Inn river at Prutz (884 m), the site of a hydroelectric power station. The Gepatsch Reservoir (''Gepatsch Stausee''), which is located on the upper course of the Fagge river, is in length, has a capacity of 138,000,000 m3, and is formed by a rockfill dam that is long and high. The dam was constructed in 1961. Water from the lake is used to generate electricity through a pipe system in length, located at the south end of the Kaunertal. The generator facility at Prutz produces 620 million kilowatt hours per year. The lake su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gries Waterfall
Gries may refer to: Places *Gries am Brenner, a municipality in Tyrol, Austria *Gries, Bas-Rhin, a municipality in the department Bas-Rhin, France *Gries im Sellrain, a municipality in Tyrol, Austria * Gries, Germany, a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany * Gries (Graz), the 5th city district of Graz, Austria * (German: Gries-Quirein), a borough of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy ** Muri-Gries Abbey, Bolzano ** Old Parish Church of Gries, Bolzano *Gries Glacier (Griesgletscher), a 5 km long glacier (2005) situated in the Lepontine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland *Gries Pass, a mountain pass in the Alps, between Switzerland and Italy * Corno Gries, a mountain in the Lepontine Alps on the Swiss -Italian border Surname *David Gries (born 1939), computer scientist at Cornell University * Ekkehard Gries (1936–2001), German politician * Gerhard Gries (born 1955), German ecologist *Jon Gries (born 1957), American actor, writer and director * Moses J. Gries (1866–1918), Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
