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Saalach Valley
The Saalach Valley (german: Saalachtal) is the name of the middle and upper reaches of the Saalach, a mountain river in the Austrian state of Land Salzburg, Salzburg (Pinzgau and Flachgau regions) and the southern part of the German state of Bavaria (in Berchtesgadener Land). Course and countryside The main valley is about 70 km long and begins north of the Zeller See (Salzburg), Zeller See. It forms the broad vale of the Saalfelden Basin, the heart of the ''Saalachpinzgau'' region. Initially it separates the Kitzbühel Alps in the west, from where the Saalach originates, from the Salzburg Slate Alps in the east; later, it divides the Loferer Steinberge and the Chiemgau Alps in the west from the Berchtesgaden Alps in the east. Near Reichenhall and Großgmain the valley broadens again and ends between Freilassing and Salzburg (city), Salzburg, the Saalach flowing for its last few kilometres through the plain of the ''Salzburg-Freilassing Basin''. The roughly 30 km long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saalach
The Saalach is a river in Austria and Germany, and a left tributary of the Salzach. Course The river begins, as the stream, in the Austrian state of Tyrol in the Kitzbühel Alps at the lake below the high Gamshag. From there it flows initially eastwards through the valley, through Hinterglemm, then the ski resort of Saalbach – at the latest from there it is known as the ''Saalach'' – until it bends north at Maishofen. It follows the broad valley to Saalfelden, and meanders further on through the narrow valley between the Leoganger and Loferer Steinberge and the Steinernes Meer to Lofer in north-western direction. There it enters a narrow gorge, famous for its white water rafting. Crossing the border to Bavaria (Germany) at Melleck (part of Schneizlreuth) it flows along the northern slopes of the Reiter Alpe known for its climbing routes. A short distance before Bad Reichenhall, a dam of a hydro-electrical power plant collects the waters of the . The power plant pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |