Hochtannberg Pass
Encyclopedia
Hochtannberg is a high mountain pass
in the Austria
n Alps
in the Bundesland
of Vorarlberg
.
It connects the Lech River valley near Warth
with the valley of the Bregenzer Ache near Schoppernau
. It is traversed by the Bregenzerwaldstraße (B 200). It connects the Allgäu Alps
to the headwaters of the Lech.
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....
in the Bundesland
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 Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg is the westernmost federal-state of Austria. Although it is the second smallest in terms of area and population , it borders three countries: Germany , Switzerland and Liechtenstein...
.
It connects the Lech River valley near Warth
Warth, Vorarlberg
Warth is a municipality in the district of Bregenz in Vorarlberg in Austria....
with the valley of the Bregenzer Ache near Schoppernau
Schoppernau
Schoppernau is a town in eastern Vorarlberg, Austria in the Bregenz district. Most of the town is 852 m above sea level.-References:...
. It is traversed by the Bregenzerwaldstraße (B 200). It connects the Allgäu Alps
Allgäu Alps
The Allgäu Alps are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps, located in Bavaria in Germany and Tyrol and Vorarlberg in Austria. The range lies directly east of Lake Constance.-Principal summits:-External links:*...
to the headwaters of the Lech.
See also
- List of highest paved roads in Europe
- List of mountain passes