The Tannheimer Tal ("Tannheim valley") is a
high valley
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, at an elevation of about 1,100 metres, in the
Tannheim Mountains
The Tannheim Mountains[Allgäu Alps
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in the
Austria
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n state of
Tyrol
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(
county of Reutte).It is a left sided tributary to the lech river.
Geography
The Tannheimer Tal branches off the upper
Lech
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Lech may also refer to:
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valley as a
hanging valley
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near
Weißenbach, runs via the
Gaicht Pass and the lake of
Haldensee
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to the
Oberjoch Pass in
Bavaria
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. Between the Haldensee and Nesselwängle it runs as a
valley-floor divide at around . East of it, the Nesselwängler Ache, Warpsbach and Weißenbach drain into the Lech, to the west the Berger Ache and
Vils rivers flow through it. The Vils runs in a wide bow around the Tannheim Mountains and also empties into the Lech at the town of
Vils.
External links
*
Land Tirol: Planungsverband 01 - TannheimertalTannheimer Talin ''Tirol Atlas der Universität Innsbruck''
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Ski areas and resorts in Austria
Regions of Tyrol (federal state)
Valleys of Tyrol (federal state)
Allgäu Alps
Reutte District