Pfaffen Saddle
The Pfaffen Saddle is a high mountain pass in the Austrian Alps in the Bundesland of Styria. It connects Rettenegg and Steinhaus am Semmering.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,381 metres
- Description: mountain pass in Styria
- Also known as: “Pfaffensattel”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stuhleck and Alois-Günther-Haus.
Stuhleck
Peak
Photo: Johannes hartl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stuhleck is a mountain in Steiermark, Austria. It is the highest mountain of the Fischbach Alps and of the Prealps east of the Mur. Lying in the sparsely populated commune of Spital am Semmering, Stuhleck is a grassy mountain with gentle slopes, although its lower slopes are heavily wooded.
Feistritz Saddle
Mountain saddle
Photo: Klaftan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Feistritz Saddle is a high mountain pass in the Austrian Alps between the Bundesländer of Lower Austria and Styria. The pass leads between the Wechsel and the Stuhleck.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Semmering and Maria Schutz.
Semmering
Photo: Hamster28, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Semmering is an alpine pass connecting Lower Austria and Styria. The Semmering railway is a UNESCO world heritage site as it is the first high alpine mountain railway.
Maria Schutz
Hamlet
Photo: Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maria Schutz is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km northeast of Pfaffen Saddle.
Pfaffen Saddle
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Rettenegg, Weiz District, Styria, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.5701° or 47° 34′ 12″ northLongitude
15.81399° or 15° 48′ 50″ eastElevation
1,381 metres (4,531 feet)Open location code
8FVQHRC7+2HOpenStreetMap ID
node 76727600OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pfaffen Saddle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pfaffensattel”
- Dutch: “Pfaffensattel”
- French: “Pfaffensattel”
- German: “Pfaffensattel”
- Hungarian: “Pfaffen-hágó”
- Swedish: “Pfaffensattel”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Steinkorb and Pfaffenalm.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grabmayr-Kogel and Kleiner Pfaff.
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