Kartitscher saddle

Kartitscher Saddle ( valley watershed )
View to the Kartitscher Sattel (center) over Heinfels
Compass direction	west	east
height	1525  m above sea level A.
district	Lienz
Watershed	Gailbach , Drau , Danube	Gail , Drau, Danube
Valley locations	Streets	Untertilliach
expansion	Gailtal Strasse (B111)
Mountains	Carnic Alps , Lienz Dolomites
profile
Ø pitch	5% (453 m / 9.0 km)	2.5% (290 m / 11.4 km)
Max. Incline		13%
Map (Tyrol)
Coordinates	46 ° 43 '5 "  N , 12 ° 32' 27"  E Coordinates: 46 ° 43 '5 "  N , 12 ° 32' 27"  E

The Kartitscher Sattel is a valley watershed in the Tyrolean Gailtal in East Tyrol at an altitude of 1525  m above sea level. A. It lies between the Carnic Alps in the south and the Lienz Dolomites in the north. On the eastern side is Obertilliach , on the western side, on the Gailbach , the eponymous Kartitsch . The Gailbach, which flows west, and the Gail, which flows east, arise on the saddle only around 150 m apart .

The saddle is accessed via Gailtalstraße (B111). Its importance is regional. The Plöckenpass connects to the south, Nassfeld and Südautobahn a little further away . To the north, most of East Tyrol opens up, to continue driving through the Felbertauern and over the Toblacher Feld . The next bypass is the Gailbergsattel .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kartitscher Sattel and the surrounding area on ÖK 50 , www.austrianmap.at , Federal Office for Metrology and Surveying Austria, Austrian map.

Web links

• Entry on Kartitscher Sattel in the Austria Forum  (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )