Salober

Salober is a peak in Vils in Tirol, Reutte District, Tyrol and has an elevation of 1,293 metres. Salober is situated nearby to the locality Benkner Berg, as well as near the hamlet Hinteregg.

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Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,293 metres
Description: mountain of the Allgäu Alps at the border of Bavaria, Germany, and Tyrol, Austria
Also known as: “Zirmengrat”, “Zirmgrat”, and “Zwölferkopf”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Falkenstein Castle and Alatsee.

Falkenstein Castle

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Falkenstein Castle or Castrum Pfronten is the ruin of a castle in the Bavarian Alps, near Pfronten, Germany. At 1,277 metres above sea level, it is Germany's highest castle.

Alatsee is a meromictic lake in Ostallgäu, Bavaria, Germany. At an elevation of 868 metres, its surface area is 12 hectares. Many divers have died or disappeared mysteriously in the lake due to the toxicity of the organisms living in the lake.

Vilsegg Castle

Castle

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Vilsegg Castle is a former fortification in the Austrian state of Tyrol that stands about a kilometre northwest of the little town of Vils, between Pfronten and Füssen, a few hundred metres away from the Austro-German border.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Füssen and Pinswang.

Füssen

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Füssen in Allgäu is an enchanting town in the south of Bavaria, Germany known for the Hohes Schloss and its Basilica and former Benedictine monastery of St Mang.

Pinswang

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Pinswang is a picturesque historic Alpine village in the Austrian Ausserfern region of the northern Tirol. It lies on the border with the Allgäu region of Bavaria Germany.