Kaunertal
Encyclopedia
Kaunertal is a municipality in the Landeck
district, of the Tyrol
in Austria
. It is located app. 15 km southeast of Landeck
in a valley with the same name at the upper course of the Inn River
. The community has 13 parts. Main source of income is a glacier ski area with 35 km slopes and 10 lifts, which was opened in 1982. Due to the high elevation of the ski area (2200m-3050m) and the glacier it is operational from mid October to sometimes well into June.
The toll road
is the fifth highest paved road in the Alps, with 29 180 degree turns leads all the way to a parking lot in 2750m altitude which serves as base for the ski area.
The 6 km long 30,795 million gallons capacity Gepatsch Reservoir (or Gepatsch Stausee) is man-made formed by a 630m long and 130m high rockfill dam constructed in 1961. Water from the lake is used to generate electricity through a 13 km long pipe system, located at the south end of the Kaunertal. The generator facility at Prutz
produces 620 million kilowatt hours per year. The lake surface is at an altitude of 1820m.
Landeck (district)
The Bezirk Landeck is an administrative district in Tyrol, Austria. It borders the district Reutte in the north, the district Imst in the east, South Tyrol and Graubünden in the south, and the district Bludenz in the west.The area of the district is 1,594.81 km²...
district, of the Tyrol
Tyrol (state)
Tyrol is a state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol.The state is split into two parts–called North Tyrol and East Tyrol–by a -wide strip of land where the state of Salzburg borders directly on the Italian province of...
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...
. It is located app. 15 km southeast of Landeck
Landeck
Landeck is a city in Tyrol, Austria with approximately 7,633 inhabitants. It is located at an elevation of about 820 m in the west of Tyrol, on the rivers Sanna and Inn...
in a valley with the same name at the upper course of the Inn River
Inn River
The Inn is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube and is approximately 500km long. The highest point of its drainage basin is the summit of Piz Bernina, at 4,049 metres.- Geography :...
. The community has 13 parts. Main source of income is a glacier ski area with 35 km slopes and 10 lifts, which was opened in 1982. Due to the high elevation of the ski area (2200m-3050m) and the glacier it is operational from mid October to sometimes well into June.
The toll road
Toll road
A toll road is a privately or publicly built road for which a driver pays a toll for use. Structures for which tolls are charged include toll bridges and toll tunnels. Non-toll roads are financed using other sources of revenue, most typically fuel tax or general tax funds...
is the fifth highest paved road in the Alps, with 29 180 degree turns leads all the way to a parking lot in 2750m altitude which serves as base for the ski area.
The 6 km long 30,795 million gallons capacity Gepatsch Reservoir (or Gepatsch Stausee) is man-made formed by a 630m long and 130m high rockfill dam constructed in 1961. Water from the lake is used to generate electricity through a 13 km long pipe system, located at the south end of the Kaunertal. The generator facility at Prutz
Prutz
Prutz is a municipality in the Landeck district of Tyrol, Austria. Located at the mouth of the Kauner valley on the upper Inn, it is 10 km south of the city of Landeck as well as 1 km below Faggen. It was first mentioned in documents in 1028...
produces 620 million kilowatt hours per year. The lake surface is at an altitude of 1820m.
See also
- List of highest paved roads in Europe
- List of mountain passes