The Westliches Zwillingsköpfl (also ''Westlicher Zwillingskopf'', Italian ''Testa Gemella Occidentale'', all of them literally meaning "Western Twin Head"), is a mountain peak on the border of Italy and Austria. The Westliches Zwillingsköpfl is the northernmost point of Italy, even though the nearby
Glockenkarkopf
The Glockenkarkopf (also known as ''Klockerkarkopf'', Italian language, Italian ''Vetta d'Italia'') is a mountain of in the Zillertal Alps on the border between the Austrian state Salzburg (state), Salzburg and the Italian province of South Tyr ...
(Italian ''Vetta d'Italia'') is often considered to hold this distinction. The first known ascent of the Westliches Zwillingsköpfl was made on 9 July 1895 by Franz Hofer and Fritz Koegl, who published an account of their tour in the journal of the
Österreichischer Alpenverein
The Austrian Alpine Club (german: Österreichischer Alpenverein) has about 573,000 members in 196 sections and is the largest mountaineering organisation in Austria. It is responsible for the upkeep of over 234 alpine huts in Austria and neighbour ...
in 1897.
[Fritz Koegel: ''Die Reichenspitzgruppe''. In: ''Zeitschrift des Deutschen und Österreichischen Alpenvereins'' 28 (1897), p. 188–228]
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Location
The Westliches Zwillingsköpfl is located on the main ridge of 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 ...
. To the north the slopes fall into the ''Krimmler Achental'' in the Austrian state Salzburg
Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label= Austro-Bavarian) is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872.
The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Salzburg was founded ...
, to the south into the ''Ahrn Valley'' around the territory of the municipality of Prettau in South Tyrol
it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol
, settlement_type = Autonomous area, Autonomous Provinces of Italy, province
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(Italy).
See also
* Tauferer Ahrntal
The Tauferer Ahrntal denotes the valley of the Ahr ( it, Aurino) River, a tributary valley of the Puster Valley in South Tyrol, Italy. It is commonly divided into the Tauferer Tal (''Val di Tures''), stretching from the confluence with the Rien ...
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Mountains of Salzburg (state)
Mountains of South Tyrol