Hinterau valley
The Hinterau valley is a valley crossing the Karwendel range from east to west. The Isar has its official source in the Hinterau valley. The valley stretches from its western end at Scharnitz to its upper eastern end called Rossloch over 14 km from west to east.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Valley with an elevation of 1,468 metres
- Description: valley in Austria
- Also known as: “Hinterautal”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hoher Gleirsch and Breitgrieskarspitze.
Hoher Gleirsch
Peak
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Hoher Gleirsch is a peak, which is situated 2½ km south of Hinterau valley.
Breitgrieskarspitze
Peak
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Breitgrieskarspitze is a peak, which is situated 3 km north of Hinterau valley.
Große Seekarspitze
Peak
Große Seekarspitze is a peak, which is situated 3 km northeast of Hinterau valley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scharnitz Pass and Scharnitz.
Scharnitz Pass
Locality
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The Scharnitz Pass is a narrow section of the upper Isar valley in the Northern Limestone Alps. It lies at a height of about 955 m on the Austro-German border between the states of Bavaria and Tyrol. Scharnitz Pass is situated 8 km west of Hinterau valley.
Scharnitz
Village
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Scharnitz is a municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 16.4 kilometres north of Innsbruck and 9 kilometres from Seefeld in Tirol on the German border. Scharnitz is situated 8 km west of Hinterau valley.
Gießenbach
Hamlet
Photo: Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0.
Gießenbach is a hamlet, which is situated 10 km west of Hinterau valley.
Hinterau valley
- Category: landform
- Location: Tyrol, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hinterau valley” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hinterautal”
- Dutch: “Hinteraudal”
- Estonian: “Hinterautal”
- French: “vallée de Hinterau”
- French: “Vallée de Hinterau”
- German: “Hinterautal”
- Swedish: “Hinterautal”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Scharnitz and Mittenwald.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Große Riedlkarspitze and Larchetkarspitze.
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