Niederalpl Pass
Encyclopedia
Niederalpl Pass is a high mountain pass
in the Austria
n Alps
in the Bundesland
of Styria.
It is traversed by State Highway 113 with a maximum grade of 10 percent. It connects Wegscheid
and Mürzsteg
. At the pass, there are two restaurants and several ski lifts. Neighboring peaks are the Hohe Veitsch and the Tonion.
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 Styria.
It is traversed by State Highway 113 with a maximum grade of 10 percent. It connects Wegscheid
Wegscheid
Wegscheid is a municipality in the district of Passau in Bavaria in Germany....
and Mürzsteg
Mürzsteg
Mürzsteg is a municipality in the district of Mürzzuschlag in Styria, Austria....
. At the pass, there are two restaurants and several ski lifts. Neighboring peaks are the Hohe Veitsch and the Tonion.
See also
- List of highest paved roads in Europe
- List of mountain passes