The Krimmler Ache is a river in the
Pinzgau
The Bezirk Zell am See is an administrative district (''Bezirk'') in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Pinzgau region ().
The area of the district is , with a population of 84,124 (May 15, 2001), and population dens ...
region of the
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
n state of
Salzburg
Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872.
The town is on the site of the ...
, a right tributary of the
Salzach
The Salzach (Austrian: ˆsaltsax ) is a river in Austria and Germany. It is in length and is a right tributary of the Inn, which eventually joins the Danube. Its drainage basin of comprises large parts of the Northern Limestone and Central E ...
at ,
Wald im Pinzgau
Wald im Pinzgau is a municipality in the district of Zell am See (Pinzgau region), in the state of Salzburg in Austria.
Municipal divisions
The villages in the municipality, apart from Wald, are (further up the valley) Hinterwaldberg, Königslei ...
.
Its valley (the ) forms the boundary between the
Zillertal Alps
The Zillertal Alps ( it, Alpi Aurine; german: Zillertaler Alpen) are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps on the border of Austria and Italy.
Name
The range is named after the Zillertal (Ziller river valley) on its north.
Geography
The ...
in the west and the
Venediger Group
The Venediger Group (german: Venedigergruppe) is a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps. Together with the Granatspitze Group, the Glockner Group, the Goldberg Group, and the Ankogel Group, it forms the main ridge of the High Tauern. The hig ...
in the east, which belong to the
High Tauern
The High Tauern ( pl.; german: Hohe Tauern, it, Alti Tauri) are a mountain range on the main chain of the Central Eastern Alps, comprising the highest peaks east of the Brenner Pass. The crest forms the southern border of the Austrian states of S ...
. The valley begins above the village of
Krimml
Krimml is a municipality in Zell am See District, in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, in the Pinzgau region.
Geography
Krimml is situated on the Salzach river, at the southwestern rim of the upper (western) ''Pinzgau'' region near the bord ...
at the
Krimml Waterfalls
The Krimml Waterfalls (german: Krimmler Wasserfälle), with a total height of 380 metres (1,247 feet), are the highest waterfall in Austria. The falls are on the Krimmler Ache river and are located near the village of Krimml in the High Tauern Na ...
and runs up to its head at the on the mountain of
Dreiherrenspitze
The Dreiherrnspitze ( it, Picco dei Tre Signori), at above mean sea level, is a mountain on the tripoint between the Austrian states of Salzburg and Tyrol (i.e. East Tyrol), and South Tyrol in Italy. It is part of the Venediger Group in the Hoh ...
(). The Krimmler Ache itself rises at a height of about at the to the valley at the east.
In the upper east corner of the valley of the Krimmler Ache there is the
alpine hut
A mountain hut is a building located high in the mountains, generally accessible only by foot, intended to provide food and shelter to mountaineers, climbers and hikers. Mountain huts are usually operated by an Alpine Club or some organization d ...
and in the central section the .
Rivers of Salzburg (state)
Zillertal Alps
Venediger Group
Rivers of Austria
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