Eastern Alps

The Eastern Alps are usually defined as the area east of a line from and the Alpine Rhine valley, up to the Splügen Pass at the Alpine divide, and down the River to in the south.
  • Mountain range rising to 4,049 metres (13,284 feet)
  • Description: eastern parts of the Alps in Central Europe
  • Also known as
    “Alps Orie”
    “East Alps”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mining Museum Steinhaus and Durreck.
The is the highest mountain in the …

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St. Johann im Ahrntal and Steinhaus.
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Latitude
47° north
Longitude
12° east
Open location code
8FVJ2222+22
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Eastern Alps” goes by many names.
جبال الألب الشرقيةArabic
Արևելյան ԱլպերArmenian
Усходнія АльпыBelarusian
Източни АлпиBulgarian
Alps orientalsCatalan
東阿爾卑斯山脈Chinese
OstalpenCzech
Východní AlpyCzech
ØstalperneDanish
Eastern AlpsDutch
Orientaj AlpojEsperanto
Ida-AlpidEstonian
Itä-AlpitFinnish
Itäiset AlpitFinnish
Alps OrientâlsFriulian
აღმოსავლეთი ალპებიGeorgian
Ανατολικές ΆλπειςGreek
הרי האלפים הטירולייםHebrew
Keleti-AlpokHungarian
Alpen TimurIndonesian
Alpi OrientaliItalian
東アルプス山脈Japanese
동알프스산맥Korean
Alpes OrientalesLadin
Elpes UrientelesLadin
Rytinės AlpėsLithuanian
Rytų AlpėsLithuanian
OstalpenLuxembourgish
Источни АлпиMacedonian
Øst-AlpeneNorwegian
Øst-AlpeneNorwegian Bokmål
Aust-AlpaneNorwegian Nynorsk
Dei austlege AlpaneNorwegian Nynorsk
آلپ شرقیPersian
Alpy WschodniePolish
OstalpenPolish
Alpii de estRomanian
Alpii OrientaliRomanian
Alpii RăsăriteniRomanian
Восточные АльпыRussian
Источни АлпиSerbian
Istočne AlpeSerbo-Croatian
Východné AlpySlovak
Vzhodne AlpeSlovenian
ÖstalpernaSwedish
Östra alpernaSwedish
Doğu AlplerTurkish
Doğu AlpleriTurkish
Східні АльпиUkrainian
Alpe orientałiVenetian
Alpi OrientałiVenetian

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