Hochobir
| Obir | ||
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 Petzen (left), Obir (middle), Schwarzer Gupf (right, 1688 m ) from the Sattnitz over the Rosental |
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| height | 2139 m above sea level A. | |
| location | Carinthia , Austria | |
| Mountains | Karawanken , Karawanken and Bacher Mountains | |
| Dominance | 15.8 km → Mrzla gora | |
| Notch height | 1071 m ↓ Schaidasattel | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 30 '22 " N , 14 ° 29' 14" E | |
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| rock | Wetterstein lime | |
| Age of the rock | Ladinium - Carnium | |
The Obir ( Slovene Obir ) in Carinthia is the highest mountain range in the North Karawanken . It culminates at 2139 m above sea level. A. high Hochobir ( Slovenian Ojstrc ). Other elevations are the Kuhberg ( 2026 m ), the Kleinobir ( 1948 m ), the Vielspitz ( 1624 m ) and the Altberg ( 1552 m ). The Obir stalactite caves , which have been converted into a show cave , are located in the eastern part of the mountain range, and the Wildenstein waterfall in the northern part . From 1891 until it was destroyed in World War II, there was a meteorological station at the summit, the Hannwarte .
Mountain name
The name Obir is recorded as Obier in 1637 and can be traced back to the Slovenian word ober - giant , actually Aware . The name "Hochobir" was carried over from the mining area of the same name near the summit to the Obir summit, the Slovenian name Ojstrc means pointed.
In the Carinthian capital, Klagenfurt , Obirstrasse is named after the massif. There is also an Obirstrasse in Völkermarkt and Eberndorf .
Historical
Numerous tunnels and spoil heaps still bear witness to the earlier lead mining on Obir. You can visit the Obir stalactite cave discovered during mining work . The highest pit near the summit with its miner's house at 2043 m was named Hochobir . Meteorological observations have been made here since 1846 and the Hochobir meteorological station was set up from 1878 to 1880 as one of the first weather stations in the Alps, including an alpine refuge ( Rainer refuge ). In 1891 the station was expanded by the Hannwarte at the Obir summit. Remains of the Rainer refuge can still be found below the summit, which, like the former Hannwarte on the summit, was destroyed in the Second World War.
Tourist development
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The Hochobir summit can be reached from the Eisenkappler hut ( 1553 m ) in an easy two-hour hike. A 16-kilometer toll road leads to the hut. This can be reached from the Ebriach valley branching off from Bad Eisenkappel or from the Schaidasattel ( 1068 m ). From the summit you have a panoramic view. You can see in the west as far as the Hohe Tauern , in the north as far as the Saualpe and in the east as far as the Petzen . In the south the view is limited by the Karawanken and Steiner Alps .
literature
- Hans M. Tuschar: Karawanken. A guide for valleys, huts and mountains (= Alpine Club Guide. Series: Southern Limestone Alps. ). Written according to the guidelines of the UIAA. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 1990, ISBN 3-7633-1262-5 .
- Manfred Posch : The magic kingdom of Karawanken. The most beautiful tours. Kärntner Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Klagenfurt 1997, ISBN 3-85391-143-9 .