The Türnitz Alps (german: Türnitzer Alpen) is a mountain range of the

Northern Limestone Alps The Northern Limestone Alps (german: Nördliche Kalkalpen), also called the Northern Calcareous Alps, are the ranges of the Eastern Alps north of the Central Eastern Alps located in Austria and the adjacent Bavarian lands of southeastern Germany ...

in southern

Lower Austria Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt ...

and the adjacent state of

Styria Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...

. It stretches from the Erlauf valley in the west to the valleys of the Traisen and Unrechttraisen in the east. To the south it is bordered by the Salza valley in Halltal and the municipality of

Mariazell Mariazell ( Central Bavarian: ''Mariazöö'') is an Austrian city in the southeastern state of Styria. Well known for being a hub of winter sports and a pilgrimage destination, it is located north of Graz. It is picturesquely situated in the vall ...

Boundaries

The Türnitz Alp run from the Erlauf valley in the west to the Traisen valley in the east. In the south they are bounded by the Salza valley. According to the

Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps The Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps (german: Alpenvereinseinteilung der Ostalpen, AVE) is a common division of the Eastern Alps into 75 mountain ranges, based on the Moriggl Classification (ME) first published in 1924 by the German ...

(AVE) the group is bounded as follows:From
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Wieselburg Wieselburg (Central Bavarian: ''Wieslbuag'') is a town in Lower Austria, Austria, located near the River Erlauf. Its name roughly translates to castle where two rivers meet, as there are two rivers that run together to create the Erlauf. Its popu ...

to St. Pölten – Traisen to Freiland – Unrecht-Traisen – Sankt Aegyd am Neuwalde – Keertal – Knollenhals – Halltal –

– Erlauf to Wieselburg

Important peaks and passes

The mountain group covers an area of about 30 by 30 km and forms the transition from the pre-alps in the Danube region to the higher peaks of the Mürzsteg Alps, which mostly lie in Upper Styria. The mountains reach a height of 1,400 m in the

Großer Sulzberg Grosser or Großer is the masculine nominative singular form of the German adjective "gross", meaning "big", "great", "large", "tall", and the like. It is part of many placenames, especially of mountains. It is also a surname. People with that surn ...

, and have several other peaks over 1,350 m. The best-known peaks are: * in the area of the

Türnitzer Traisen The Traisen (, pronunciation in local German dialect ) is a river in Lower Austria. Its drainage basin is . The Traisen is formed from the rivers ''Türnitzer Traisen'' and ''Unrechttraisen''. Its total length, including the ''Türnitzer Traisen' ...

(the main southwestern valley) towards Annaberg: Türnitzer Höger, Eibl, Hohenstein and Tirolerkogel, * in the area of the

Unrechttraisen The Traisen (, pronunciation in local German dialect ) is a river in Lower Austria. Its drainage basin is . The Traisen is formed from the rivers ''Türnitzer Traisen'' and ''Unrechttraisen''. Its total length, including the ''Türnitzer Traisen' ...

: Türnitzer Höger und Traisenberg, * in the south near

: the

Bürgeralpe Bürgeralpe is a mountain in Lower Austria Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, ...

. Notable passes and crossings are: * to the west the Pielachtaler Gscheid (841 m) and the Annaberg (976 m) * in the southeast the

Kernhofer Gscheid The Kernhofer Gscheid Pass (el. ) is a high mountain pass in the Austrian Alps in the '' Bundesland'' of Lower Austria. It connects Kernhof in the Traisen River valley with Terz in the Salza River valley near Mariazell. The road has a maxim ...

(982 m).

Geography

The valleys of the Türnitz and Traisen have steep mountainous sides and there is little room for settlements. The water quality is high. Summits are largely forested. Only well-known tourist destinations, like the Eibl and Tirolerkogel, have large areas of Alpine pasture (''Almen'').

References

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