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Allgäu Alps
The Allgäu Alps () are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps, located on the Austria–Germany border, which covers parts of the Germany, German states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg and the Austrian states of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and Vorarlberg. The range lies directly east of Lake Constance. Character The mountain range is characterised by an unusual variety of rock formations and consequently a rich tapestry of landscapes, in particular, the steep "grass mountains" (''Grasberge'') of the Allgäu Alps with gradients of up to 70°. Its flora is amongst the most varied in the whole Alpine region and its accessibility by lifts and paths is outstanding. The mountain paths (''Höhenwege'') running from hut to hut are well known and hikers can spend seven to ten days walking in the mountains without descending to inhabited valleys. Thanks to its location on the northern edge of the Alps, the region has relatively high precipitation and is the rainiest in Germany. In wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krottenspitze
The Krottenspitze (2,551m) is a mountain in the Allgäu Alps. It is one of the few rocky summits of the main ridge that is visible from Oberstdorf. Location and area The Krottenspitze is joined to the Öfnerspitze by a flat saddle. From the summit the jagged arête of the ''Krottenspitzengrat'' runs away to the west-northwest. The most striking pinnacle along this ridge is called the ''Krummer Turm'' ("Crooked Tower"). The steep north arête forms the continuation of the main ridge to the Kreuzeck (Allgäu Alps), Kreuzeck. To the northwest below the Krottenspitze and the ''Krottenspitzengrat'' lies the cirque of ''Märzle'', through which runs the path from the Kemptner Hut to the Prinz Luitpold Haus. Due to its exposed north-facing location, this cirque is often filled with old snow until the height of summer. First ascent The first ascent of the Krottenspitze probably took place during survey work in the year 1854. That same year Dr. Gümbel also conquered the mountain. Ernst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allgäu
The Allgäu (Standard ) is a region in Swabia in southern Germany. It covers the south of Bavarian Swabia, southeastern Baden-Württemberg, and parts of Austria. The region stretches from the pre-alpine lands up to the Alps. The main rivers flowing through the Allgäu are the Lech and Iller. Allgäu is not an administrative unit. The alpine regions of the Allgäu rise over 2,000 metres in elevation and are popular for winter skiing. The area is notable for its beautiful landscapes and is popular for vacations and therapeutic stays.Its scenic countryside can be seen in Asmus, C. and Bufe, S. "Dampflokomotiven im Allgau" (1977, Hermann Merker). It is well known in Germany for its farm produce, especially dairy products including '' Hirtenkäse'' ("herdsman's cheese") and Bergkäse ("mountain cheese"). Besides tourism and dairy products, another important economic sector is the building of industrial equipment and machines. Fendt Fendt is a German agricultural machinery ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hopfensee
Hopfensee is a lake in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. At an elevation of 783.8 m, its surface area is 194 ha. The maximum length of the lake is 2.1 km, and its circumference is 6.8 km. It lies north of Füssen in Ostallgäu. Its maximum depth is 10 m. It was formed by the Lechtal glacier and is one of the remains of a larger ''Fuessener See''. The Hopfensee-Ach flows out of the lake and into the Forggensee. On the northeast shore is the resort Hopfen am See. There is a campground on the east shore. Besides swimming, which is possible as early as the end of May, boating, sailing, and wind surfing are common activities. The north shore has extensive views of the Allgäu Alps The Allgäu Alps () are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps, located on the Austria–Germany border, which covers parts of the Germany, German states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg and the Austrian states of Tyrol (state), Tyrol an .... References * External links *Hopfen am S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bregenzer Ach
The Bregenzer Ach (also: ''Bregenzer Ache'') is the main river of the Bregenz Forest () in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. It is a tributary to Lake Constance and the River Rhine, respectively. Geography The source of the river is above the town of Schröcken, at an altitude of about . The river is long and drains almost the entire area of the Bregenz Forest. Its mouth on Upper Lake Constance () is near Bregenz and lies east of the outflows of the rivers Dornbirner Ach and Alpine Rhine. The outflow of Lake Constance is the High Rhine High Rhine (, ; kilometres 0 to 167 of the Rhine) is the section of the Rhine between Lake Constance () and the city of Basel, flowing in a general east-to-west direction and forming mostly the Germany–Switzerland border. It is the first of fo .... See also * Bregenz Forest Mountains * List of rivers of Austria References Rivers of Vorarlberg Rivers of Austria {{Austria-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hochtann Mountain Pass
Hochtann Mountain Pass (, ) is a mountain pass in the Austrian Alps in the '' Bundesland'' of Vorarlberg. It connects Warth in the Lech Valley to the east with the valley of the Bregenzer Ach near Schoppernau to the west. It is traversed by the ''Bregenzerwaldstraße'' (B 200). It connects the Allgäu Alps to the headwaters of the Lech. See also * List of highest paved roads in Europe * List of mountain passes This is a list of mountain passes. Africa Egypt * Halfaya Pass (near Libya) Lesotho * Moteng Pass * Mahlasela pass * Sani Pass Morocco * Tizi n'Tichka South Africa * Eastern Cape Passes * Western Cape Passes * Northern Cape Passes * K ... External links Profile on climbbybike.com Mountain passes of the Alps Mountain passes of Vorarlberg Lechquellen Mountains {{Vorarlberg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warth (Vorarlberg)
Warth is a municipality in the district of Bregenz in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg Vorarlberg ( ; ; , , or ) is the westernmost States of Austria, state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is the state with the second-highest popu .... Climate Population References Cities and towns in Bregenz District {{Vorarlberg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Füssen
Füssen () is a Town#Germany, town in Bavaria, Germany, in the district of Ostallgäu, situated one kilometre from the Austrian border. The town is known for violin manufacturing and as the closest transportation hub for the Neuschwanstein and Schloss Hohenschwangau, Hohenschwangau castles. As of , the town has a population of . History Füssen was settled in Roman times, on the Via Claudia Augusta, a road that leads southwards to northern Italy and northwards to Augusta Vindelicum (today's Augsburg), the former regional capital of the Ancient Rome, Roman province Raetia. The original name of Füssen was "Foetes", or "Foetibus" (inflected), which derives from Latin "Fauces", meaning "gorge", probably referring to the Lech (river), Lech gorge. In Late Antiquity Füssen was the home of a part of the Legio III Italica, which was stationed there to guard the important trade route over the Alps. Füssen later became the site of the "Hohes Schloss" (High Castle), the former summer res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lech (river)
The Lech (; , ''Licca'') is a river in Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube in length with a drainage basin of . Its average discharge (hydrology), discharge at the River mouth, mouth is . Its source is located in the Austrian States of Austria, state of Vorarlberg, where the river rises from lake Formarinsee in the Alps at an altitude of . It flows in a north-north-easterly direction and crosses the German border, forming the Lechfall, a waterfall; afterwards the river enters a narrow gorge (the Lechschlucht). Leaving the Alps, it enters the plains of the Allgäu at Füssen at an elevation of in the German state of Bavaria, where it used to be the location of the boundary with Swabia. The river runs through the city of Füssen and through the Forggensee, a man-made lake which is drained in winter. Here, it forms rapids and a waterfall. The river flows further northwards through a region called the Lechrain, and passes the cities of Schongau, Bavaria, Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Foreland
The Alpine Foreland, less commonly called the Bavarian Foreland,Dickinson, Robert E (1964). ''Germany: A regional and economic geography'' (2nd ed.). London: Methuen, pp. 585-586. . Bavarian Plateau or Bavarian Alpine Foreland (), refers to a triangular region of plateau and rolling foothills in Southern Germany, stretching from Lake Constance in the west to beyond Linz on the Danube in the east, with the Bavarian Alps forming its south boundary and the Danube its northern extent. Geography The Alpine Foreland has been shaped under the influence of the ice ages and has a rich variety of landforms. A molasse basin of extensive Tertiary and Quaternary sediments —silt and clay, sand and sedimentary rocks from Alpine erosion— overlay the Alpine nappes. Features such as the morainic hills, gravel sandar and lakes have left a record of various glaciation stages in this region. The Alpine Foreland is crossed by the rivers Iller, Wertach, Lech, Isar and Inn, its western bound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ammergau Alps
The Ammergau Alps ( or ''Ammergebirge'') are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps in the states of Bavaria (Germany) and Tyrol (state), Tyrol (Austria). They cover an area of about 30 x 30 km and begin at the outer edge of the Alps. The highest summit is the Daniel (mountain), Daniel which has a height of . Geography and tourist infrastructure The Ammergau Alps are a Austria–Germany border, cross-border range shared between the Germany, German Free State of Bavaria (ca. 3/4 of the area) and the Austrian state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol. The towns of Füssen, Oberammergau, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Ehrwald and Reutte lie around the perimeter of the mountains. The Ammergau Alps are an ideal region for the average walker thanks to the comparatively low height of their summits and their location on the northern edge of the Alps with its proximity to the population centres of south Germany. Most of the summits are accessible within a day's round trip from bases in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lechtal Alps
The Lechtal Alps () are a mountain-range in western Austria, and part of the greater Northern Limestone Alps range. Named for the river Lech which drains them north-ward into Germany, the Lechtal Alps occupy the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg and are known for their diverse rock structure. The Lechtal Alps are surrounded by the Ötztal Alps, Samnaun Alps and Verwall Alps (south) and the Allgäu Alps The Allgäu Alps () are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps, located on the Austria–Germany border, which covers parts of the Germany, German states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg and the Austrian states of Tyrol (state), Tyrol an ... (north). Peaks * Parseierspitze, * Dawinkopf, * Südlicher Schwarzer Kopf, * Gatschkopf, * Bocksgartenspitze, * Holzgauer Wetterspitze, * Oberer Bocksgartenkopf, * Vorderseespitze, * Freispitze, * Eisenspitze, * Große Schlenkerspitze, * Fallenbacherspitze, * Galzig, External links Lechtal Alps on kamdoalp.cz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lechquellen Mountains
The Lechquellen Mountains () or Lechquellen range is a small mountain group within the Northern Limestone Alps of the Eastern Alps. It lies entirely within the Austrian state of Vorarlberg and includes the upper reaches of the river Lech (river), Lech with its headstreams in a horseshoe shape as well as the Upper Großwalsertal, Großwalsertal valley. Origin of the name The name ''Lechquellengebirge'' (literally "Lech source mountains") is certainly accurate, for the greater part of the mountain range surrounds the upper reaches of the Lech with its two spring-fed streams, the Formarinbach and the Spullerbach. Nevertheless, it is in fact an artificial name made up by Walther Flaig at a time when the development of mountaineering in the Alps had been largely completed. Previously, the mountain range had been called either the Klostertal Alps or counted as part of the Lechtal Alps east of the Flexen Pass. Artificial names often find it hard to establish themselves in everyda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
