Schmaltal
Schmaltal is a hanging valley in Salzburg, Austria and has an elevation of 1,896 metres. Schmaltal is situated nearby to the locality Mitterberg, as well as near Troiboden.Places of Interest
Highlights include Torsäule and Kleiner Bratschenkopf.
Torsäule
Peak
Photo: Vavrik, Public domain.
The Torsäule is a very steep, about 500-metre-high limestone formation on the eastern flank of the Hochkönig massif in the Berchtesgaden Alps. The imposing column, which bears a summit cross, lies immediately north of the ascent route to the Hochkönig from the Arthurhaus, a thousand metres below, and measures about 500 × 200 metres at its base.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mühlbach am Hochkönig and Bischofshofen.
Mühlbach am Hochkönig
Village
Photo: Wald1siedel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mühlbach am Hochkönig is a municipality in St. Johann im Pongau district, Salzburgerland, Austria. Mühlbach am Hochkönig is situated 4½ km south of Schmaltal.
Bischofshofen
Photo: Arne mueseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Bischofshofen is a town in the district of St. Johann im Pongau in the Austrian federal state of Salzburg. It is an important traffic junction located both on the Salzburg-Tyrol Railway line and at the Tauern Autobahn, a major highway route crossing the main chain of the Alps.
Pfarrwerfen
Village
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pfarrwerfen is a municipality in the St. Johann im Pongau district in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Pfarrwerfen is situated 8 km northeast of Schmaltal.
Schmaltal
- Type: Hanging valley with an elevation of 1,896 metres
- Description: valley in the Hochkönigstock in Salzburg
- Categories: valley and landform
- Location: Salzburg, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Schmaltal” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Schmaltal”
- German: “Schmaltal”
- Swedish: “Schmaltal”
- “Schmaltal”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mitterberg and Troiboden.
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Highlights include Breittal and Gamsleitenkopf.
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