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Hochschwab Mountains

The Hochschwab, Hochschwab Mountains, Hochschwab Alps or Hochschwab Group is a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps of . The range is in . The highest peak is also called Hochschwab and is 2,277 metres above the Adriatic.
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Photo: Mediocrity, Public domain.
  • Type: Mountain range with an elevation of 1,752 metres
  • Description: mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps of Austria
  • Also known as: “Hochschwab”, “Hochschwab Alps”, and “Hochschwab Group”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hochschwab and Karlhochkogel.

Peak
Photo: GT1976, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The in the is a mountain, 2,277 m , and the highest summit in the eponymous mountain range.

Peak
Photo: Clemens Stockner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peak.

Peak
Photo: Schreckgespenst, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weichselboden and Sankt Ilgen.

Hamlet
Photo: Wald1siedel, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
is a hamlet.

Village
Photo: Christian Pirkl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
was a municipality in the district of Bruck-Mürzzuschlag in , . As of 1 January 2015 it has been incorporated into .

Village
Photo: Christian Pirkl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Hochschwab Mountains

Latitude
47.61268° or 47° 36′ 46″ north
Longitude
15.15402° or 15° 9′ 15″ east
Elevation
1,752 metres (5,748 feet)
Open location code
8FVQJ573+3J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1239643285
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­mountain_range
Geo­Names ID
2775957
Wiki­data ID
Q871803
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Venetian—“Hochschwab Mountains” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Hochschwab (tumoy sa bukid)”
  • Cebuano: “Hochschwab”
  • Chinese: “上施瓦布山脈”
  • Czech: “Hochschwab”
  • Dutch: “Hochschwab”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هوشواب”
  • French: “Massif du Hochschwab”
  • German: “Hochschwab (Gebirgsmassiv)”
  • German: “Hochschwab-Gruppe”
  • German: “Hochschwab”
  • German: “Hochschwabgruppe”
  • Italian: “Gruppo dell’Hochschwab”
  • Italian: “Massiccio del Hochschwab”
  • Ladin: “Crëps de Hochschwab”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hochschwab-fjellene”
  • Norwegian: “Hochschwab-fjellene”
  • Polish: “Grupa Hochschwab”
  • Polish: “Hochschwabgruppe”
  • Swedish: “Hochschwab (bergskedja)”
  • Swedish: “Hochschwab”
  • Venetian: “Grupo de l’Hochschwab”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hinterwiesen and Eisgruben.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Trawiessattel and Melkbodenhöhle (1745/1).

Styria: Must-Visit Destinations

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Hochschwab Mountains”. Photo: Mediocrity, Public domain.