Gschütt Pass
Encyclopedia
Gschütt Pass is a high mountain pass
in the Austria
n Alps
between the Bundesländer
of Salzburg
and Upper Austria
.
It connects Rußbach
in the state of Salzburg with Gosau
in Upper Austria. The pass is traversed by the Federal Highway B166.
Mountain pass
A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...
in the Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n Alps
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
between the Bundesländer
States of Austria
Austria is a federal republic made up of nine states, known in German as Länder . Since Land is also the German word for a country, the term Bundesländer is often used instead to avoid ambiguity. The Constitution of Austria uses both terms...
of Salzburg
Salzburg (state)
Salzburg is a state or Land of Austria with an area of 7,156 km2, located adjacent to the German border. It is also known as Salzburgerland, to distinguish it from its capital city, also named Salzburg...
and Upper Austria
Upper Austria
Upper Austria is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg...
.
It connects Rußbach
Rußbach
Rußbach is a town in the district of Korneuburg in the Austrian state of Lower Austria....
in the state of Salzburg with Gosau
Gosau
Gosau is a municipality in the district of Gmunden in Upper Austria, Austria.- Location and General Information :Gosau is situated along the Gosaubach stream in the Salzkammergut region. The center of the town is at an elevation of 767...
in Upper Austria. The pass is traversed by the Federal Highway B166.
See also
- List of highest paved roads in Europe
- List of mountain passes