Zellerrain Pass
Encyclopedia
Zellerrain Pass is a high mountain pass
in the Austria
n Alps
, located in the Bundesland
of Styria between Gschnaidt
and Stiwoll.
The pass road has a very steep grade of up to 22 percent.
The river Ybbs
has its source at the pass.
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....
, located 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 between Gschnaidt
Gschnaidt
Gschnaidt is a municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in Styria, Austria....
and Stiwoll.
The pass road has a very steep grade of up to 22 percent.
The river Ybbs
Ybbs
Ybbs is a river in Lower Austria, and in Austria also the common short form to designate the little town Ybbs an der Donau.Its source is located on the Zellerrain Pass near Mariazell...
has its source at the pass.
See also
- List of highest paved roads in Europe
- List of mountain passes