The Venediger Group is a sub-group of the Austrian Central Alps in the Eastern Alps

Eastern Alps

Eastern Alps is the name given to the eastern half of the Alps, usually defined as the area east of the Splügen Pass in eastern Switzerland. North of the Splügen Pass, the Posterior Rhine forms the border, and south of the pass, the Liro river and Lake Como form the boundary line.-Geography:The...

. Together with the Ankogel Group

Ankogel Group

The Ankogel Group is a sub-group of the Central Eastern Alps. Together with the Goldberg Group, the Glockner Group, the Schober Group, the Kreuzeck Group, the Granatspitze Group, the Venediger Group, the Villgraten Mountains and the Rieserferner Group the Ankogel Group forms the mountain range of...

, the Goldberg Group, the Glockner Group

Glockner Group

The Glockner Group is a sub-group of the Austrian Central Alps in the Eastern Alps, and is located in the centre section of the High Tauern on the main chain of the Alps....

, the Schober Group

Schober group

The Schober Group is a sub-range of mountains in the Central Austrian Alps. Most of the range is located inside Hohe Tauern National Park. Its highest peak is Petzeck at ....

, the Kreuzeck Group

Kreuzeck Group

The Kreuzeck Group is a mountain range in Carinthia, Austria, which forms part of the Central Eastern Alps. It may be considered a part of the Hohe Tauern....

, the Granatspitze Group

Granatspitze Group

The Granatspitze Group is a sub-group of the Central Alps within the Eastern Alps. Together with the Ankogel Group, the Goldberg Group, the Glockner Group, the Schober Group, the Kreuzeck Group, the Venediger Group, the Villgraten Mountains and the Rieserferner Group, the Granatspitze Group forms...

, the Villgraten Mountains and the Rieserferner Group the Venediger Group forms the main range known as the High Tauern. The Venediger Group is located in Austria

Austria

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 in the federal states of Salzburg and Tyrol, and also in Italy

Italy

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 in the region of Trentino-South Tyrol

Trentino-South Tyrol

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. However the greater part of the range lies in Tyrol (East Tyrol

East Tyrol

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). The highest peak in the Venediger Group is the Großvenediger

Großvenediger

Großvenediger is generally considered to be Austria's fourth highest mountain...

  which gives its name to the group.

The Venediger Group includes the western part of the main chain of the High Tauern. The Felbertauern Road runs over the eastern side of the group. The Venediger Group is the most glaciated mountain range in the High Tauern. The renown of the main summit in the group, the Großvenediger, rather overshadows the other regions and mountains. Nevertheless the group has a great number of peaks, mountain paths and Alpine huts. The origin of its name is unclear. According to a legend, when local shepherds saw the giant, glistening mass of ice for the first time they thought they were looking at the surface of the sea with a town (“Venice”), the name however goes back to the Venediger (Venetian

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).

Neighbouring ranges

The Venediger Group borders on the following other ranges in the Alps:

• Kitzbühel Alps (to the north)
• Granatspitze Group
  Granatspitze Group
  The Granatspitze Group is a sub-group of the Central Alps within the Eastern Alps. Together with the Ankogel Group, the Goldberg Group, the Glockner Group, the Schober Group, the Kreuzeck Group, the Venediger Group, the Villgraten Mountains and the Rieserferner Group, the Granatspitze Group forms...
  
   (to the east)
• Villgraten Mountains (to the south)
• Rieserferner Group (to the southwest)
• Zillertaler Alps (to the west)

Peaks

All the named three-thousander

Three-thousander

Three-thousanders are mountains with a height of between 3,000, but less than 4,000 metres above sea level. Similar terms are commonly used for mountains of other height brackets e. g...

s in The Venediger Group:

Großvenediger Großvenediger Großvenediger is generally considered to be Austria's fourth highest mountain... , Rainerhorn, Highs Aderl, Schwarze Wand, Dreiherrenspitze, Rötspitze Rötspitze The Rötspitze is a mountain in the Hohe Tauern on the border between Tyrol, Austria, and South Tyrol, Italy.- References :* Willi End: Alpenvereinsführer Venedigergruppe, München 2006, ISBN 3-7633-1242-0... , Westliche Simonyspitze, Kleinvenediger, Highr Zaun, Östliche Simonyspitze, Umbalköpfl, Daberspitze, Hintere Gubachspitze, Highr Eichham, Nördliche Malhamspitze, Großer Geiger, Großer Happ, Südliche Malhamspitze, Vorderer Maurerkeeskopf, Vordere Gubachspitze, Großer Hexenkopf, Hinterer Maurerkeeskopf, Kristallwand, Weißspitze, Keeskogel, Schlieferspitze, Untere Rötspitze, Mittlerer Maurerkeeskopf, Vorderer Seekopf, Quirl, Niederer Eichham, Stein am Ferner, Mullwitzaderl, High Fürleg, Hinterer Seekopf, Steingrubenkogel, Althausschneide,

Wunspitze, Säulkopf, Plattiger Habach, Highr Rosshuf, Zopetspitze, Kleiner Hexenkopf, Kuhhaut, Löffelspitze, Malhamhorn, Steinkarkogel, Jagdhausspitze, High Achsel, Highs Kreuz, Kreuzspitze, Schliefertürme, Säulspitze, Hintere Sonntagsköpfe, Tredeberspitze, High Warte, Rotenmannkopf, Bachmayrspitze, Törlbirgkopf, Lenkspitze, Glockhaus, Große Jaidbachspitze, Schwarzes Hörndl, Hinterer Sajatkopf, Törlspitze, Merbspitze, Wunwand, Gamsmutter, Gastacher Wände, max. Arventalspitze, Rotenmannspitze, Unlaßkarkopf, Gabelspitze, Käferfeldeck,

Rauhkopf, Krimmler Törlkopf, Habachspitze, Tulpspitze, Ahrner Kopf, Blessachkopf, Mittereggspitze, Schernerskopf, Ogasil(-spitze), Foiskarkopf, Vorderkopf, Kratzenberg, Wildenkogel, Südliche Göriacher Röte, Larmkogel, Nördliche Göriacher Röte, Weiglkarkopf, Ochsenbug, Essener Eck, Kemetspitze, Bretterspitze, Pillewizer, Panargenkamm: Keeseck (Keesegg), Alplesspitze, Totenkarspitze, Panargenspitze, Seespitze, Lasörling Group: Lasörling, Stampfleskopf, Rosenspitze, Großschober, Reichenberger Spitze, Finsterkarspitze, Blindis,

Tourism

The Venediger Group is well developed for tourism. In addition to a myriad managed Alpine pastures and restaurants there is also a large number of Alpine Club hut

Alpine club hut

Alpine club huts or simply club huts form the majority of the over 1,300 mountain huts in the Alps and are maintained by branches, or sections, of the various alpine clubs.- Purpose and facilities :...

s:

Alte Prager Hut, Badener Hut, Bergeralm, Berger-See Hut, Berndlalm, Bonn-Matreier Hut, Clara Hut, Defreggerhaus, Eissee Hut, Essener-Rostocker Hut,

Innergschlöss Alm, Johannis Hut, Kleine-Philipp-Reuter Hut, Kürsinger Hut, Lenkjöchl Hut, Matreier Tauernhaus, Moa Alm, New Fürther Hut, New Prager Hut,

New Thüringer Hut, Nilljoch Hut, Postalm, New Reichenberger Hut, New Sajat Hut, Venedigerhaus, Warnsdorfer Hut, Wetterkreuz Hut, Zupalsee Hut,

Gallery

File:Foto Großvenediger.jpg|The Großvenediger from the Johannis Hut to the south (The highest point, rear left),
to the right: Highs Aderl, Rainertörl and Rainerhorn
File:innergschloess.jpg|View from Innergschlöss looking west
File:Alte prager huette pano.jpg|The Schlatenkees from the Alte Prager Hut; centre rear: the Kristallwand, 3,310 m
File:ZentraleVenedigergruppe.JPG|The central Venediger Group from the Wildenkogel