Radstädter Tauern Pass (el. 1,738 m or 5,702 ft) is a high
mountain pass
A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human a ...
in the
Austrian state of
Salzburg, connecting the town of
Radstadt in the
Pongau region with
Mauterndorf in
Lungau.
Geography
The pass separates the
Radstadt Tauern in the west and the
Schladming Tauern
The Schladming Tauern''Outline of the geology of Austria and selected excursions'', Volumes 34-35. Geologische Bundesanstalt (Austria), 1980. pp. 62/3. . (german: Schladminger Tauern) are a subrange of the Austrian Central Alps within the Eastern ...
in the east, both part of the
Niedere Tauern mountain range in the
Central Eastern Alps. It is crossed by the ''Katschberg Straße'' (B 99) road, which runs from
Bischofshofen on the
Salzach River via Radtstadt in the
Enns Valley to
Sankt Michael im Lungau
Sankt Michael im Lungau is a market town in the district of Tamsweg in the Austrian state of Salzburg.
Geography
It is located in the historic Lungau region, in the valley of the upper Mur river, north of Katschberg Pass on the border with the s ...
on the
Mur River. From Sankt Michael it leads further southwards across the
Katschberg Pass to
Spittal an der Drau in
Carinthia
Carinthia (german: Kärnten ; sl, Koroška ) is the southernmost States of Austria, Austrian state, in the Eastern Alps, and is noted for its mountains and lakes. The main language is German language, German. Its regional dialects belong to t ...
. A little to the west and about 600 m lower, the parallel
Tauern Autobahn (A 10) crosses the Radstadt Tauern in the
Tauern Road Tunnel.
The road probably was already used by the Celtic
Taurisci tribe. It was rebuilt as a
Roman road
Roman roads ( la, viae Romanae ; singular: ; meaning "Roman way") were physical infrastructure vital to the maintenance and development of the Roman state, and were built from about 300 BC through the expansion and consolidation of the Roman Re ...
during the rule of Emperor
Septimius Severus from 193 onwards, leading from
Iuvavum
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 ...
(Salzburg) in the
Noricum province across the
main chain of the Alps to
Aquileia
Aquileia / / / / ;Bilingual name of ''Aquileja – Oglej'' in: vec, Aquiłeja / ; Slovenian: ''Oglej''), group=pron is an ancient Roman city in Italy, at the head of the Adriatic at the edge of the lagoons, about from the sea, on the river N ...
in
Italy.
At the pass is the
Obertauern
Obertauern is a tourist destination which is located in the Radstädter Tauern in the Salzburger Land of Austria. The winter sports resort is separated in two communities: Tweng and Untertauern.
Geography
Obertauern lies in the southeast o ...
ski resort.
See also
*
List of highest paved roads in Europe
*
List of mountain passes
External links
Profile on climbbybike.com
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Mountain passes of Salzburg (state)
Mountain passes of the Alps
Radstadt Tauern
Schladming Tauern