Leutasch Valley

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Leutasch Valley
Hohe Munde, Gaistal, Oberleutasch and Wettersteinzug, in front the Seefeld plateau

Hohe Munde , Gaistal , Oberleutasch and Wettersteinzug , in front the Seefeld plateau

location Tyrol , Austria
Waters Leutascher Ache
Mountains Wetterstein Mountains , Mieminger Mountains
Geographical location 47 ° 23 '  N , 11 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 23 '  N , 11 ° 9'  E
Leutaschtal (Tyrol)
Leutasch Valley
rock Main dolomite , Wetterstein limestone
height 1000 to  1200  m above sea level A.
length 13 km
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The Leutasch Valley , also known as the Leutasch , is a region in the municipality of Leutasch in North Tyrol , 20 kilometers northwest of Innsbruck , on the Bavarian border near Mittenwald .

Location and landscape

The valley extends along the middle course of the Leutascher Ache , which comes from the Gaistal (transition to Ehrwald ) from the west, and its tributary, the Ostbach , which comes from the southwest from Katzenloch in the Telfer area, extends to the northeast and ends at the Leutaschklamm at Mittenwald ( Porta Claudia ). Oberleutasch and Unterleutasch , each of which is made up of several locations, extend for about 13 kilometers .

The upper valley lies between the Mieminger chain ( Hohe Munde on the eastern edge  2662  m above sea level ) and the Seefeld plateau ( Hochmoos  1558  m above sea level ), the remaining course forms the southeast edge of the Wetterstein Mountains ( Leutascher Dreitorspitze  2682  m above sea level ). against the Arnspitz massif  ( Große Arnspitze  2195  m above sea level ).

Neighboring regions
Werdenfelser Land ( Upper Bavaria  DE )
( Wetterstein massif )
Ehrwald Basin (above Gaistal ) Neighboring communities Scharnitz basin
Seefeld plateau

Tourism and transport

The valley belongs to the Olympiaregion Seefeld tourism region .

The Leutasch Straße  (L 14) Seefeld - Mittenwald runs through the middle and lower Leutasch Valley (the designated state road ends between Lochlehn and Unterkirchen ), through the upper valley the Buchener Straße  (L 35), Telfs - Buchen - Gasse , where it turns into L 14 opens.

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