Furkajoch
Furkajoch is a high mountain pass in the Austrian Alps in the Bundesland of Vorarlberg. It connects the valley of the Bregenzer Ach near Damüls with the Frutz valley near Laterns. The road is very popular with motorcycle riders and is closed in winter.Photo: Reinhard Müller, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Pass with an elevation of 1,759 metres
- Description: mountain pass in the Bregenz Forest Mountains in Vorarlberg, Austria
- Also known as: “Laternser Furka”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Seraspitz and Furkakopf.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Damüls and Blons.
Damüls
Village
Photo: Böhringer, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Damüls is a village community and popular tourist resort in the district of Bregenz in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg. Damüls is known for its abundance of snow. In 2006, Damüls was awarded the honorary title "the snowiest village in the world". Damüls is situated 4½ km east of Furkajoch.
Blons
Village
Photo: Böhringer, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Blons is a municipality in the district of Bludenz in Austrian state of Vorarlberg. Blons is situated 5 km south of Furkajoch.
Sankt Gerold
Village
Photo: Böhringer, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Sankt Gerold is a municipality in the district of Bludenz in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. Sankt Gerold is situated 5 km south of Furkajoch.
Furkajoch
- Categories: mountain pass, mountain saddle, and landform
- Location: Laterns, Feldkirch District, Vorarlberg, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Furkajoch” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Furkajoch”
- Czech: “Furkajoch”
- Dutch: “Furkajoch”
- French: “Furkajoch”
- German: “Furkajoch”
- German: “Laternser Furka”
- Persian: “فورکایچ”
- Slovak: “Furkajoch”
- Swedish: “Furkajoch”
- “Furkajoch”
- “Laternser Furka”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hochrohkopf and Löffelspitze.
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