Oberbergtal

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Oberbergtal
The Oberbergtal (view into the valley)

The Oberbergtal (view into the valley)

location Tyrol , Austria
Waters Oberbergbach
Mountains Stubai Alps
Geographical location 47 ° 6 '  N , 11 ° 12'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 6 '  N , 11 ° 12'  E
Oberbergtal (Tyrol)
Oberbergtal
Type Trough valley
height 1000 to  2400  m above sea level A.
length 12 km
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The Oberbergtal is the largest side valley of the Stubai Valley ( Tyrol / Austria ).

Geographical location

The valley joins the main valley from the left at Milders (1,026 m, Neustift im Stubaital ). The end of the valley is formed by the glaciated Alpeiner Berge ( Cabinetogel 3,497 m, Ruderhofspitze 3,474 m, Eastern 3,416 m and Western Seespitze 3,355 m), which enclose the Alpeiner Ferner and several side glaciers. Out of the valley, the accompanying ridges gradually descend on the right to the Brennerspitze (2,877 m) and on the left over the Hohe Villerspitze (3,087 m) to the Hohen Burgstall (2,611 m).

In contrast to the Stubai Unterbergtal, which runs parallel to it, the Oberbergtal has a pronounced, wide trough shape that was carved out by the Ice Age glacier. Only in the lowest valley section from Bärenbad does the valley become steep and V-shaped . The Alpeiner Bach flows out of the glacier and is called Oberbergbach from the Oberiss-Alm . It is diverted in a brook formation at approx. 2,000 m near the Alpeiner Alm to the Sellrain-Silz power plant group of Tiroler Wasserkraftwerke AG ( TIWAG ).

Cultural and historical significance

Up to the small hamlet Seduck (1,472 m) the Oberbergtal is permanently settled, from there up there are only alpine pastures that are cultivated in summer. The highest building is the Franz-Senn-Hütte of the Austrian Alpine Club, built in 1885 at 2,149 m.

The Oberbergtal is very popular with hikers and mountaineers in summer and winter and has an interesting history in terms of alpine history. An early mention can be found in the hunting book of Emperor Maximilian with a reference to the forgotten field name "Naggewann". An early “tourist” visit is reported from the year 1765: Emperor Josef II visited the Alpeiner Ferner. One can assume that this ascent was already somewhat well-known at the time, even if it was included in an imperial visit program. Another important visit to the Alpeiner Ferners is on record in 1823: on September 8th, Napoleon's widow , Archduchess Maria Luise of Parma , was carried up there, accompanied by riflemen and a band. A picture of this event, a very rare testimony to female “alpinism” of that time, can be found in the Tyrolean State Museum Ferdinandeum .

literature

  • Society of friends of the Stubeithales, Stubei: Thal and mountains, country and people . Leipzig 1891.

Web links

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