Hinterwaldberg
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Hinterwaldberg is a dispersed settlement
in the Oberpinzgau, the upper Salzach
valley and the district of Zell am See/Pinzgau, and is a village
and Katastralgemeinde
in the municipality of Wald im Pinzgau
, on the southern edge of the Kitzbühel Alps in Austria
.
(Pinzgauer Höhe), at heights of between 1200–1300 m (3,937–4,265.1 ft).
The individual homesteads of Maut, Oberrankental, Reitlbauer, Seiten and Unterrankental, several farmsteads and the Ronachwirt inn. The Almdorf Königsleiten (1896 metres or 6,220 ft) and its refuge hut, the Edelweißhaus (1685 metres or 5,528 ft) at Gerlos, that belong to the Zillertal Arena
ski area, were independent parishes several years ago, but now belong to the Katastralgemeinde.
In addition, Hinterwaldberg includes the following valleys, mountains and alms, that stretch north into the Kitzbühel Alps:
The Katastralgemeindes territory includes the two high valleys of Salzachursprung and Nadernachbach, and the area between the Ochsenkopf in the west, the Schwebenkopf and Kröndlhorn
in the north and the Gernkogel to the east, up to the state border with Tyrol. It measures 4234.87 hectares (10,465 acre) in area and about 9.4 kilometres (5.8 mi) across at its widest point.
Neighbouring settlements:
as a trading hub on the route over the Gerlos Pass
(Pinzgauer Höhe) to Zell am Ziller
. It was upgraded into a cart track in 1631. In 1962 the new Gerlos Alpine Road (Gerlos Alpenstraße) via Krimml (today part of the B 165 Mittersill – Hainzenberg) was opened, that had been planned by graduate engineer Franz Wallack
, the builder of the Großglockner High Alpine Road (Großglockner Hochalpenstraße). Consequently the Old Gerlos Road (Alte Gerlosstraße, today the L 133) lost its importance.
Dispersed settlement
A dispersed settlement is one of the main types of settlement patterns used by landscape historians to classify rural settlements found in England and other parts of the world....
in the Oberpinzgau, the upper Salzach
Salzach
The Salzach is a river in Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Inn and is 225 kilometres in length.The river's name is derived from the German word Salz, meaning "salt". Until the 19th century shipping of salt down the river was an important part of the local economy...
valley and the district of Zell am See/Pinzgau, and is a village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and Katastralgemeinde
Katastralgemeinde
A Katastralgemeinde , a German word , is a cadastral subdivision of municipalities in the nations of Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Italian provinces of South Tyrol, Trentino, Gorizia, Trieste, and in Slovenia.A cadastral community records property ownership in a cadastre,...
in the municipality of Wald im Pinzgau
Wald im Pinzgau
Wald im Pinzgau is a municipality in the district of Zell am See , in the state of Salzburg in Austria. The population is 1176.-Municipal divisions:...
, on the southern edge of the Kitzbühel Alps in 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...
.
Geography
The settlement, with about 130 inhabitants and 300 houses, lies on the southern slopes of the Salzach valley, the Hinterwaldberg, northwest and above the village of Wald, on the Old Gerlos Road (Alte Gerlosstraße), the L 133, which runs up to the Gerlos PassGerlos Pass
Gerlos Pass is a high mountain pass in the Austrian Alps between the Bundesländer of Salzburg and Tyrol.It connects the Oberpinzgau in the state of Salzburg with the Ziller River valley in Tyrol. The old road leads from Wald im Pinzgau to Gerlos in the Ziller valley. It is closed to trucking and...
(Pinzgauer Höhe), at heights of between 1200–1300 m (3,937–4,265.1 ft).
The individual homesteads of Maut, Oberrankental, Reitlbauer, Seiten and Unterrankental, several farmsteads and the Ronachwirt inn. The Almdorf Königsleiten (1896 metres or 6,220 ft) and its refuge hut, the Edelweißhaus (1685 metres or 5,528 ft) at Gerlos, that belong to the Zillertal Arena
Zillertal Arena
The Zillertal Arena is a winter sports area and the largest ski area in the Zillertal valley in Austria. It has 163 kilometres of piste and 50 lifts that can transport 76,000 people every hour...
ski area, were independent parishes several years ago, but now belong to the Katastralgemeinde.
In addition, Hinterwaldberg includes the following valleys, mountains and alms, that stretch north into the Kitzbühel Alps:
- on the southern slopes of the Gernkogel: Reitlasten, Bacherasten (Bacher Asten), Wiesachalm and Besensleinalm
- in the Nadernachbach valley: Bergeralm and Berger Hochalm towards Gernkogel, Bacheralm and Bacher Hochalm towards Baumgartgeier, Hieburgalm and Hiburg-Hochalm, Watsch-Niedernachalm and Watsch-Niedernach-Hochalm
- on the southern slopes of the Baumgartgeier/Ronachgeier: Putzalm, Prielalm (Prielhochalm ruins), Müller Mitterberg, Baxreinalm and Baxrain-Mitterberg (alsoPaxrain)
- in the high Salzach valley: Leienalm, Bucheckalm and Brucheck Mittelleger (Brucheck-Hochalm ruins) to Königsleiten/Müllachgeier, Mülleralm, Müller Hochalm, Mottland Grundalm, Salzachalm, Müllach-Grundalm and Müllach-Hochalm towards SalzachgeierSalzachgeierThe Salzachgeier is a rugged peak on the edge of the Kitzbühel Alps on the border of the Austrian states of Salzburg and Tyrol. In the cirques and high alpine meadows of its eastern slopes and the two neighbouring peaks of Fünfmandling and Schwebenkopf are the headstreams of the Salzach, the...
and Salzachjoch saddle.
The Katastralgemeindes territory includes the two high valleys of Salzachursprung and Nadernachbach, and the area between the Ochsenkopf in the west, the Schwebenkopf and Kröndlhorn
Kröndlhorn
The Kröndlhorn is a high mountain in the Kitzbühel Alps in Austria. It is one of the highest mountains on the main crest of the Kitzbühel Alps. The state border between Tyrol and Salzburger Land runs over its summit.- Location :...
in the north and the Gernkogel to the east, up to the state border with Tyrol. It measures 4234.87 hectares (10,465 acre) in area and about 9.4 kilometres (5.8 mi) across at its widest point.
Neighbouring settlements:
History
Hinterwaldberg lies on the old mule track (Saumpfad) from MittersillMittersill
Mittersill is a city in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, in the Pinzgau region of the Alps. It is located on the Salzach River. It had a population of 5,464 in 2005.- Geography :...
as a trading hub on the route over the Gerlos Pass
Gerlos Pass
Gerlos Pass is a high mountain pass in the Austrian Alps between the Bundesländer of Salzburg and Tyrol.It connects the Oberpinzgau in the state of Salzburg with the Ziller River valley in Tyrol. The old road leads from Wald im Pinzgau to Gerlos in the Ziller valley. It is closed to trucking and...
(Pinzgauer Höhe) to Zell am Ziller
Zell am Ziller
Zell am Ziller is a municipality in the Schwaz district of Tyrol, Austria. The name derives from the river Ziller.- Facilities :The Zillertal Arena was formed in 2000 from a merger of the ski areas of Zell, Gerlos and Königsleiten and is the largest ski area in the Ziller valley...
. It was upgraded into a cart track in 1631. In 1962 the new Gerlos Alpine Road (Gerlos Alpenstraße) via Krimml (today part of the B 165 Mittersill – Hainzenberg) was opened, that had been planned by graduate engineer Franz Wallack
Franz Wallack
Hofrat Dipl.-Ing. Franz Friedrich Wallack was the planning engineer of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road in Austria....
, the builder of the Großglockner High Alpine Road (Großglockner Hochalpenstraße). Consequently the Old Gerlos Road (Alte Gerlosstraße, today the L 133) lost its importance.