The Seckau Tauern or Seckau AlpsArnold, Rosemary, tr. James Hogarth (2000). ''Baedeker's Austria'', 4th ed., AA Publishing, p. 220. ( or ''Seckauer Alpen'') are a small subrange of the

Low Tauern The Lower TauernThe New Encyclopædia Britannica, Vol. 1, 2003, p. 86. or Niedere Tauern are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps, in the Austrian states of Salzburg and Styria. For the etymology of the name, see Tauern. Geography The ...

mountains in the

Austrian Central Alps The Central Eastern Alps (), also referred to as Austrian Central Alps () or just Central Alps, comprise the Main chain of the Alps, main chain of the Eastern Alps in Austria and the adjacent regions of Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Italy and Slov ...

, part of the

Eastern Alps The Eastern Alps are usually defined as the area east of a line from Lake Constance and the Alpine Rhine valley, up to the Splügen Pass at the Main chain of the Alps, Alpine divide, and down the Liro (Como), Liro River to Lake Como in the south. ...

. The range is located in the Austria state of

Styria Styria ( ; ; ; ) is an Austrian Federal states of Austria, state in the southeast of the country. With an area of approximately , Styria is Austria's second largest state, after Lower Austria. It is bordered to the south by Slovenia, and cloc ...

Boundary and divisions

The Seckau Tauern are the easternmost part of the Low Tauern; they are bounded by the valleys of the Ingeringbach and

Liesing Liesing () is the 23rd district of Vienna. It is on the southwest edge of Vienna, Austria. It was formed after Austria's ''Anschluss'' with Germany, when Vienna expanded from 21 districts to 26. Fifteen Lower Austrian districts, especially the o ...

streams. Their name comes from the village of

Seckau Seckau () is a Marktgemeinde in the state of Styria, Austria. It is situated near Knittelfeld. It is known for the Benedictine Seckau Abbey, once the seat of the bishopric Graz-Seckau. See also * Diocese of Graz-Seckau References Diocese of Se ...

, which lies 5 km north of Knittelfeld and is known for its

Benedictine The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (, abbreviated as O.S.B. or OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict. Initiated in 529, th ...

monastery. The northwestern part of the range is also called the Trieben Tauern (''Triebener Tauern''). The pass known as the Triebener Tauern runs over this section from

Trieben Trieben () is a town in Styria in central 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 ...

Judenburg Judenburg (; ) is a historic town in Styria, Austria. It is the administrative centre of the Murtal District, Murtal district, which was created on 1 January 2012 from the former Judenburg (district), Judenburg District and former Knittelfeld D ...

Neighbouring ranges

The Seckau Tauern are adjacent to the following other Alpine ranges: *

Ennstal Alps The Ennstal Alps (German ''Ennstaler Alpen''), the Alps of the Enns valley, are a mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps System. They are located primarily in the Austrian state of Styria, and also into the state of Upper Austria. The most ...

(to the north and east) *

Lavanttal Alps The Lavanttal Alps (, ) are part of the Central Eastern Alps in Austria and Slovenia, between the river Mur in the north and the Drava in the south. The mountains are named after the central valley of Lavanttal and the Lavant River which runs i ...

(to the south) *

Rottenmann and Wölz Tauern The Rottenmann and Wölz Tauern''Outline of the geology of Austria and selected excursions'', Volumes 34-35. Geologische Bundesanstalt (Austria), 1980. pp. 62/3 & 65. . () are a subrange of the Austrian Central Alps within the Eastern Alps. Toget ...

(to the west)

Summit

The highest mountains in the Seckau Alps are the Geierhaupt (2,417 m), the Hochreichhart (2,416 m), the prominent Seckauer Zinken (2,398 m) and the Maierangerkogel (2,356 m).

Tourism

Alpine huts

In the Seckau Tauern are the following huts belonging to the

Austrian Alpine Club The Austrian Alpine Club () has about 700,000 members in 194 sections and is the largest mountaineering organisation in Austria. It is responsible for the upkeep of over 234 alpine huts in Austria and neighbouring countries. It also maintains ove ...

(OeAV) and the

Austrian Tourist Club The Austrian Tourist Club () or ÖTK is the second oldest and third largest Alpine club in Austria. The foundation of the club goes back to an initiative by Gustav Jäger, publisher of ''Der Tourist'', the first tourist magazine in Austria. In co ...

(ÖTK): * Sonnleitner Hut: height 1,215 metres, not managed, for self-sufficient guests, 27 mattresses. Base is Gaal, walking time from Gaal 1,5 hours. Road to the hut. * Triebental Hut: height 1,104 metres, not managed, for self-sufficient guests, 18 mattresses, winter room with AV key. Base is

. * Hochreichhart Schutzhaus: height 1,483 metres.

Importance

The Seckau Tauern are primarily of regional significance for mountain sports throughout the year. Only a few summits, like the Hochreichart and Seckauer Zinken, attract visitors from outside the region as destinations for hiking and ski touring.

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