Hinterwaldberg is a dispersed settlement in the Oberpinzgau, the upper Salzach valley and the district of Zell am See/Pinzgau, and is a village and '' Katastralgemeinde'' in the municipality of Wald im Pinzgau, on the southern edge of the Kitzbühel Alps in Austria.

Geography

The settlement, with about 130 inhabitants and 300 houses, lies on the southern slopes of the Salzach valley, the ''Hinterwaldberg'', northwest and above the village of Wald, on the Old Gerlos Road (''Alte Gerlosstraße''), the L 133, which runs up to the Gerlos Pass (''Pinzgauer Höhe''), at heights of between . The individual homesteads of ''Maut, Oberrankental, Reitlbauer, Seiten'' and ''Unterrankental'', several farmsteads and the ''Ronachwirt'' inn. The '' Almdorf Königsleiten'' () and its refuge hut, the ''Edelweißhaus'' () at Gerlos, that belong to the Zillertal Arena ski area, were independent parishes several years ago, but now belong to the ''Katastralgemeinde''. In addition, Hinterwaldberg includes the following valleys, mountains and

alms Alms (, ) are money, food, or other material goods donated to people living in poverty. Providing alms is often considered an act of virtue or Charity (practice), charity. The act of providing alms is called almsgiving, and it is a widespread p ...

, that stretch north into the Kitzbühel Alps: * on the southern slopes of the ''Gernkogel'': ''Reitlasten, Bacherasten (Bacher Asten), Wiesachalm'' and ''Besensleinalm'' * in the ''Nadernachbach'' valley: ''Bergeralm'' and ''Berger Hochalm'' towards Gernkogel, ''Bacheralm'' and ''Bacher Hochalm'' towards Baumgartgeier, ''Hieburgalm'' and ''Hiburg-Hochalm'', ''Watsch-Niedernachalm'' and ''Watsch-Niedernach-Hochalm'' * on the southern slopes of the ''Baumgartgeier/Ronachgeier'': ''Putzalm, Prielalm'' (''Prielhochalm'' ruins), ''Müller Mitterberg, Baxreinalm'' and ''Baxrain-Mitterberg'' (also''Paxrain'') * in the high Salzach valley: ''Leienalm, Bucheckalm'' and ''Brucheck Mittelleger'' (''Brucheck-Hochalm'' ruins) to Königsleiten/Müllachgeier, ''Mülleralm, Müller Hochalm, Mottland Grundalm, Salzachalm, Müllach-Grundalm'' and ''Müllach-Hochalm'' towards Salzachgeier and ''Salzachjoch'' saddle. The ''Katastralgemeindes territory includes the two high valleys of Salzachursprung and Nadernachbach, and the area between the ''Ochsenkopf'' in the west, the

Schwebenkopf The Salzachgeier () is a rugged peak on the edge of the Kitzbühel Alps on the border of the Austrian states of Salzburg (Bundesland), Salzburg and Tyrol (state), Tyrol. In the cirques and alpine meadow, high alpine meadows (''Hochalmen'') of its ...

and Kröndlhorn in the north and the Gernkogel to the east, up to the state border with Tyrol. It measures in area and about across at its widest point.

History

Hinterwaldberg lies on the old mule track (''Saumpfad'') from Mittersill as a trading hub on the route over the Gerlos Pass (Pinzgauer Höhe) to Zell am Ziller. It was upgraded into a cart track in 1631. In 1962 the new Gerlos Alpine Road (''Gerlos Alpenstraße'') via Krimml (today part of the B 165 Mittersill – Hainzenberg) was opened, that had been planned by graduate engineer Franz Wallack, the builder of the Großglockner High Alpine Road (''Großglockner Hochalpenstraße''). Consequently the Old Gerlos Road (''Alte Gerlosstraße'', today the L 133) lost its importance.

Tourism and places of interest

The

Arno Trail The Arno Trail (german: Arnoweg) is an approximately long-distance trail through the Austrian Alps. The highest point is atop the Sonnblick () near Bad Gastein, and in total the trail has over of elevation gain. The highest elevations are in t ...

(''Arnoweg'') runs through the village, having crossed the Salzach near ''Orgler'' after coming from Schloßberg. It then continues as a climbing path to the ''

Pinzgauer Spaziergang The Pinzgau Ridgeway (german: Pinzgauer Spaziergang or ''Pinzgauer Höhenweg'') is a roughly 25 kilometre long ridgeway in the Kitzbühel Alps in the Austrian federal state of Salzburg. Location and route The ridgeway runs parallel to the ...

'' above Lahn.

References

; Sources {{Geographic location , title = Neighbouring settlements , Northwest = , North =

Kelchsau Hopfgarten im Brixental is a market town in the Austrian state of Tyrol in the Kitzbühel Kitzbühel (, also: ; ) is a medieval town situated in the Kitzbühel Alps along the river Kitzbüheler Ache in Tyrol, Austria, about east of the stat ...

(Hopfgarten im Brixental parish, Tyrol) , Northeast = , West = Königsleiten , Center = Hinterwaldberg , East = Lahn , Southwest = Gerlos (Tyrol) , South = Vorderkrimml , Southeast = Wald im Pinzgau Zell am See District Kitzbühel Alps