Klippitztörl Pass
Encyclopedia
Klippitztörl is a mountain pass
in the Austria
n Alps
in the Bundesland
of Kärnten (or Carinthia).
It connects Wolfsberg
with St. Veit. The pass road is 28 km and goes south at Bad St. Leonhard from Federal Highway B78 over the pass to Lölling-Graben, where it joins Federal Highway B92 south of Hüttenberg
.
There is a ski resort at the Hohenwart
, with a number of lifts. Along the road, there are many hotels and rental chalets.
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
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of Kärnten (or Carinthia).
It connects Wolfsberg
Wolfsberg
Places named Wolfsberg include:*Wolfsberg, Carinthia, a district capital in Carinthia, Austria*Wolfsberg , a district of Carinthia, Austria*Wolfsberg im Schwarzautal, a municipality in Styria, Austria...
with St. Veit. The pass road is 28 km and goes south at Bad St. Leonhard from Federal Highway B78 over the pass to Lölling-Graben, where it joins Federal Highway B92 south of Hüttenberg
Hüttenberg
Hüttenberg is a community in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.-Location:Hüttenberg near Wetzlar lies about 6 km southeast of Wetzlar and 10 km southwest of Gießen south of the river Lahn.-Neighbouring communities:...
.
There is a ski resort at the Hohenwart
Hohenwart
Hohenwart is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria in Germany....
, with a number of lifts. Along the road, there are many hotels and rental chalets.
See also
- List of highest paved roads in Europe
- List of mountain passes