Obernbergtal
| Obernbergtal | ||
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 The valley floor near Innertal |
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| location | Tyrol , Austria | |
| Waters | Obernberger Seebach | |
| Mountains | Stubai Alps | |
| Geographical location | 47 ° 1 '12 " N , 11 ° 26' 4" E | |
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| Type | Trough valley | |
| rock | Quartz phyllite | |
| height | 1200 to 1600 m above sea level A. | |
| length | 8 kilometers | |
The Obernbergtal , also called Obernberger Tal (not to be confused with the Oberbergtal ), is an 8 km long tributary valley of the North Tyrolean Wipptal , which branches off to the southwest near Gries am Brenner . The Obernberger Seebach flows through it, which flows into the Sill in Gries .
Location and landscape
The valley floor is relatively wide and flat, only the exit into the Wipptal is designed as a narrow V-valley that drops down by around 200 meters over a short distance. Two side valleys, the Fradertal and the Niedererbergtal, branch off to the south. The mountain ridge in the north runs from the Nösslachjoch ( 2231 m above sea level ) over the Rötenspitze ( 2481 m above sea level ) to the Schwarzwand ( 2917 m above sea level ). The ridge in the south is part of the main Alpine ridge and forms the border with South Tyrol , it leads from the Sattelberg ( 2115 m above sea level ) over the Hohe Lorenzen ( 2315 m above sea level ) to the Black Wall. The head of the valley is dominated by the striking tribulaunas (including the Pflerscher tribulaun : 3,097 m above sea level ).
The settlements, Vinaders at the entrance to the valley and the Rotten of the municipality of Obernberg am Brenner , are located on the valley floor. Individual farms can be found on the sunny side up to 1600 m. The valley is accessed through the L231, Obernbergstraße.
nature
The Obernbergtal is surrounded by the nature reserve Nößlachjoch - Obernberger See - Tribulaune. The northern side of the valley, the sunny side, is overgrown with larches up to 1900 m , which form the largest populations of larches in Tyrol. These have a flora typical of larch meadows, including short-stemmed blue gentians , primroses and orchids . Above the tree line close farmed mountain pastures at. Closed spruce forests can be found on the southern side of the valley .
Mining
Mining was carried out in the Obernbergtal for many centuries, and its heyday was between the 14th and 16th centuries. In particular, silver , but also copper and lead, were mined, and marble was also mined. This white, gray or pink “Obernberger marble” has been used with pleasure since the Middle Ages and a. used for the tomb of Emperor Maximilian I in the Innsbruck court church .
Web links
- Tirol Atlas: Obernbergtal
- Tyrolean protected areas: Landscape protection area Nößlachjoch - Obernberger See - Tribulaune
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Unterwurzacher: Tyrolean marble structures and important deposits. In: Publications of the Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, 87/2007, pp. 205–220 ( PDF; 5.8 MB )