Alpine club division of the Eastern Alps
The Alpine Club division of the Eastern Alps ( AVE ) is a common division of the Eastern Alps into 75 mountain groups in alpinism . The basic division is in the Northern Eastern Alps , Central Eastern Alps , Western Eastern Alps , and Southern Eastern Alps . These four main parts are divided into groups (mainly called ... Alps ) and these are often divided into subgroups (often called ... group ).
history
The Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps was drawn up by Franz Grassler in 1982 and published in 1984 in the Alpine Club Yearbook Berg '84 . It is based on the Moriggl classification (ME) by Josef Moriggl , General Secretary of the German and Austrian Alpine Association (DuÖAV), which was first published in 1924 in the Guide for Alpine Hikers (2nd edition 1928). This division of the Eastern Alps, which is still established for the German-speaking region (excluding Switzerland), was developed by the German , Austrian and South Tyrolean Alpine Association .
The division is used, among other things, for the basic numbering of the Alpine Club cards .
Structure of the outline
The Eastern Alps are divided into four parts:
- Northern Eastern Alps: 27 groups
- Central Eastern Alps: 27 groups
- Southern Eastern Alps: 15 groups
- Western Eastern Alps: 6 groups
The classification is based on orographic aspects and takes into account the customary regional habits of naming mountain groups. The corrections according to Graßler from 1984 address certain geological problems. You have dropped some groups after Moriggl and made finer subdivisions in other areas. These changes can be recognized by the lack of numbering and letters. The Western Eastern Alps were also added as new areas. This area is not the work area of the aforementioned associations and actually represents the continuation of the southern and central Alps.
Deviating from the earlier scheme, the Salzburg Slate Alps are assigned to the Northern Eastern Alps, as they are part of the Grauwackenzone , which form the basement of the Limestone Alps. The Ortler Alps and the Sobretta-Gavia Group are assigned to the Southern Eastern Alps, geologically speaking they lie north of the Tonale line and are counted as part of the Eastern Alps .
Geographical characteristics
Six countries have a share in the mountain groups (since some mountain groups extend to more than one country, the sum of the shares is greater than the number of groups): Germany (7 groups), Italy (23), Liechtenstein (1), Austria ( 57), Switzerland (10), Slovenia (4)
The only four-thousand-meter peak and thus the highest mountain in the Eastern Alps is the Piz Bernina at 4049 m above sea level. M. This is the Bernina range and the highest of all Eastern Alps groups. This is followed by the Ortler Alps with the Ortler ( 3905 m slm ) as the highest mountain in South Tyrol. The third highest group is the Glockner group with the highest mountain in Austria, the Großglockner ( 3798 m above sea level ). Another 22 groups reach a height of over 3000 meters. The only group in the Northern Eastern Alps with a three-thousand-meter peak is the Lechtal Alps with the Parseierspitze ( 3,036 m above sea level ). 39 groups are over 2000 meters high. Seven of the groups exceed the height of 1000 meters. Only one group does not reach this mark, the Vienna Woods . Its highest mountain, the Schöpfl , is only 893 m above sea level. A. high.
See also
- List of mountain groups in the Eastern Alps (according to AVE) - detailed breakdown
- Partizione delle Alpi , the Italian-French system of structure from 1926 for the entire Alpine region
- SOIUSA , new draft of a general Alpine structure from 2005
literature
- Franz Grassler : Alpine Association Division of the Eastern Alps (AVE) . In: German and Austrian Alpine Association and Alpine Association South Tyrol (Ed.): Berg '84 (= Alpine Association Yearbook . No. 108 ). Bergverlag Rudolf Rother GmbH, Munich 1984, ISBN 3-7633-8041-8 , p. 215-224 .
- Dr. Josef Moriggl: Guide for Alpine hikers in the Eastern Alps . With refuge directory. Ed .: Main Committee of the D. u. Ö. Alpine Club . 2nd Edition. Munich 1928 (Kl.-8 °, paperback, 456 pages).
Web links
- Mathias Zehring: Alpine club division of the Eastern Alps. In: bergalbum.de. Retrieved August 26, 2009 .