Upper Austrian Prealps
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The Upper Austrian Prealps is a mountain range in Austria
which, according to the Categorisation of the Eastern Alps, covers the region between the valley of the Traun (Gmunden
) in the west and the Enns valley in the east, from Steyr
in the north. It is usually counted as part of the Enns- and Steyrtal Prealps and Salzkammergut Prealps (separated somewhat by the Steyr valley). Politically it covers the districts of Steyr-Land
and Kirchdorf
. Large parts are located within the Limestone Alps National Park.
It includes the following mountain groups:
Other well-known peaks are the:
The Totes Gebirge
range in the south is no longer counted as part of the Prealps, but the Upper Austrian Limestone High Alps. The AVE classifies it as its own group.
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...
which, according to the Categorisation of the Eastern Alps, covers the region between the valley of the Traun (Gmunden
Gmunden
Gmunden is a town in Upper Austria, Austria in the district of Gmunden. It has 13,202 inhabitants . It is much frequented as a health and summer resort, and has a variety of goat, lake, brine, vegetable and pine-cone baths, a hydropathic establishment, inhalation chambers, whey cure, etc...
) in the west and the Enns valley in the east, from Steyr
Steyr
Steyr is a town, located in the Austrian federal state of Upper Austria. The town is situated at the confluence of the rivers Steyr and Enns. Steyr is Austria's 12th most populated town and simultaneously the 3rd largest town in Upper Austria....
in the north. It is usually counted as part of the Enns- and Steyrtal Prealps and Salzkammergut Prealps (separated somewhat by the Steyr valley). Politically it covers the districts of Steyr-Land
Steyr-Land
Bezirk Steyr-Land is a district of the state ofUpper Austria in Austria.- Municipalities :Towns are indicated in boldface; market towns in italics; suburbs, hamlets and other subdivisions of a municipality are indicated in small characters.*Adlwang*Aschach an der Steyr*Bad...
and Kirchdorf
Kirchdorf an der Krems (district)
Bezirk Kirchdorf an der Krems is a district of the state ofUpper Austria in Austria.- Municipalities :Towns are indicated in boldface; market towns in italics; suburbs, hamlets and other subdivisions of a municipality are indicated in small characters.*Edlbach*Grünburg*Hinterstoder*Inzersdorf im...
. Large parts are located within the Limestone Alps National Park.
It includes the following mountain groups:
- Sengsengebirge
- Reichraminger Hintergebirge
Other well-known peaks are the:
- Kremsmauer
- Kasberg
- TraunsteinTraunstein (mountain)Traunstein is the highest mountain on the east bank of Traunsee in the district of Gmunden. As measured by the height above sea level of its summit it is 1691 metres high. Because of its almost vertical walls ending directly in the lake and secluded, advanced position Traunstein looks like a...
The Totes Gebirge
Totes Gebirge
The Totes Gebirge is a group of mountains in Austria, part of the Northern Limestone Alps, lying between the Salzkammergut and the Ennstaler Alpen. The name Totes Gebirge is derived from the German words tot meaning "dead", referring to the apparent lack of vegetation, and Gebirge meaning "mountain...
range in the south is no longer counted as part of the Prealps, but the Upper Austrian Limestone High Alps. The AVE classifies it as its own group.