Partizione delle Alpi
The Partizione delle Alpi ( German division of the Alps ) is a classification of the mountain groups of the Alps mainly in Italian literature, which is also used in France and Switzerland. The Partizione uses a tripartite division of the Alps along the Alpine arc, with Alpi Occidentali (Western Alps), Alpi Centrali (Central Alps) and Alpi Orientali (Eastern Alps).
Basics
The basic division is based on the three major groups (ital. Parti , 'parts'). These are divided into 26 sezione ('sections') and 112 gruppi ('groups').
- The Alpi Occidentali , German Western Alps , French Alpes Occidentales extend in this Alpine division from the Bocchetta di Altare / Colle di Cadibona , the common border between the Alps and the Apennines, to the Col Ferret (just west of the Great St. Bernard ) between Aosta Valley and Wallis (upper Rhone valley). The highest peak is Mont Blanc ( Monte Bianco ) ( 4810 m ).
- The line Ivrea - Aosta Valley - Valdostanisches Val Ferret - Col Ferret - Walliser Val Ferret - Martigny-Ville in the knee of the Valais - the east end of Lake Geneva near Montreux / Vevey is the border between the western and central Alpine arc .
- The Alpi Centrali , German Central Alps , French Alpes Central stretch from the Col Ferret to the Brenner Pass ( Passo del Brennero ). The highest mountain is Monte Rosa ( 4634 m ).
- The eastern section divides along the line Tal der Etsch (near Verona , Vallagarina , Etschtal i. E. S. to Bozen ) - Valley of the Eisack ( Eisack Valley to Franzensfeste , Upper Wipptal ) - Brenner - Tal der Sill (Lower Wipptal) - Innsbruck - Lower Inn Valley to Rosenheim .
- The Alpi Orientali , German Eastern Alps , French Alpes Orientales stretch from the Brenner to Rijeka (Italian Fiume), including Istria and Gorski kotar . The Großglockner ( 3798 m ) is the highest peak here.
The concept of the Central Alps should not be confused with the Central Alps within the north-south division of the Eastern Alps.
History and reception
This Alpine division was in 1926 on the occasion of the IX. Congresso Geografico Italiano and published in the work Nomi e limiti delle grandi parti del Sistema Alpino ('Names and delimitation of large parts of the system of the Alps').
The breakdown encompasses the entirety of the Alps, and not just those that fall within the national territory of Italy. Nevertheless, this classification is focused on Italy because it does not use a dichotomy and generally does not take into account the classifications that are common in other countries. It is also considered to be flawed because it includes areas that, according to research, are not part of the Alps.
The following are listed as fundamental shortcomings and inconsistencies:
- The Maures massif , which tectonically and geologically does not belong to the system of the Alps, is included.
- In French literature, the Monts de Vaucluse , Montagne de Lure and the Luberon massif are not counted as part of the Dauphiné foothills , but as part of Provence because they are in this region. In addition, the Provencal Alps also contain the 'Pre-Alps of Digne' (Préalpes de Digne) , which are listed under Prealpi di Provenza ( Provencal Pre-Alps , Préalpes de Provence ).
- The Prealpi svizzere ( Swiss foothills of the Alps ) includes more northerly areas which, according to Swiss geographical literature, do not belong to the Alpine region, but to the Swiss Plateau , as part of the northern Alpine foothills.
- The Alpi Noriche ( Noric Alps ) contain a much too extensive area in comparison to the groups given in Austrian literature (for example, the Tux Alps , the entire Tauern , the Alps of Styria and Carinthia were included in the Noric Alps).
- The Alpi bavaresi ( Bavarian Alps ), the Alpi salisburghesi ( Salzburg Alps ) and the Alpi austriache ( Austrian Alps ) are based on ancient concepts, the terms are used quite differently in German-speaking countries.
- The Karst in the broader sense and Istria , which are now counted as part of the Dinarides , are counted as part of the Alps.
More modern variants of this system can be found in standard works such as the Dictionaire encyclopédie des Alpes (2006) or Il Grande Dizionario Enciclopedico delle Alpi (2007).
Sections and groups of the three parts of the Alps
| No. | ital. | French / Slow. 1 | German | Groups (German in brackets) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpi Occidentali | Alpes Orientales | Western alps | From the Colle di Cadibona to the Col Ferret | |
| 1 | Alpi Marittime (e Prealpi di Nice) | Alpes maritimes | Sea Alps, Maritime Alps |
1a Alpi liguri / Alpes ligures ( Ligurian Alps ) |
| 2 | Alpi Cozie | Alpes cottiennes | Cottian Alps |
2a Alpi Cozie meridionali, Gruppo del Monviso (southern Cottian Alps) |
| 3 | Alpi Graie | Alpes grées | Graian Alps |
3a Gruppo del Gran Paradiso |
| 4th | Alpi di Provenza | Alpes de Provence | Provencal Alps | |
| 5 | Alpi del Delfinato | Alpes du Dauphiné | Dauphiné Alps , Dauphiné Alps |
5a Gruppo del Champsaur |
| 6th | Prealpi di Provenza | Préalpes de Provence | Provencal pre-Alps |
6a Chaînes des Plans |
| 7th | Delfinato Prealpi | Préalpes du Dauphiné | Dauphiné Pre-Alps, Dauphiné Pre-Alps |
7a Montagna del Luberon |
| 8th | Prealpi di Savoia, Alpi di Savoia | Préalpes de Savoie, Alpes de Savoie | Savoie Prealps, Savoie Alps, Savoier Alps |
8a Alpi dello Sciablese ( Chablais Alps ) |
| Alpi Centrali | Alpes centrals | Central Alps | From the Col Ferret to the Brenner Pass | |
| 9 | Alpi Pennine | Alpes pennines | Pennine Alps |
9a Alpi del Vallese ( Valais Alps ) |
| 10 | Alpi Lepontine | Alpes lépontines | Lepontine Alps |
10a Gruppo del Monte Leone ( Monte Leone Group ) |
| 11 | Alpi Retiche | Alpes rhétiques | Rhaetian Alps |
11a Gruppo dell'Albula e Silvretta ( Albula Alps and Silvretta ) |
| 12 | Alpi Bernesi | Alpes Bernoises | Bernese Alps |
12a Massiccio del Finsteraarhorn ( Finsteraarhorn massif ) |
| 13 | Alpi Glaronesi | Alpes Glaronaises | Glarus Alps |
13a Gruppo del Tödi ( Tödigruppe ) |
| 14th | Prealpi Svizzere | Préalpes Suisses | Swiss foothills |
14a Prealpi della Simmental ( Simmental Alps ) |
| 15th | Alpi Bavaresi | - | Bavarian Alps |
15a Alpi dell'Algovia ( Allgäu Alps ) |
| 16 | Prealpi Lombarde | - | Lombard Prealps, Lombard Alps |
16a Prealpi Luganesi ( Lugano Pre-Alps ) |
| Alpi Orientali | Alpes Orientales | Eastern Alps | From the Brenner to Rijeka | |
| 17th | Alpi Noriche | - | Noric Alps |
17a Prealpi del Tux ( Tux Alps ) |
| 18th | Dolomiti | - | Dolomites |
18a Alpi di Gardena e Fassa |
| 19th | Alpi Carniche | Karnijske Alpe | Carnic Alps |
19a Alpi della Gail ( Gailtal Alps ) |
| 20th | Alpi Giulie | Julijske Alpe | Julian Alps |
20a Alpi Giulie settentrionali (Northern Julian Alps) |
| 21st | Caravanche | Karavanke | Karawanken |
21a Catena delle Caravanche ( Karawanken chain) |
| 22nd | Alpi Salisburghesi, Alpi di Salisburgo | - | Salzburg Alps |
22a Alpi di Kitzbühel ( Kitzbüheler Alpen ) |
| 23 | Alpi Austriache, Prealpi Austriache | - | Austrian Alps |
23a Monti Totes ( Totes Gebirge ) |
| 24 | Prealpi di Stiria | - | Styrian Alps , Styrian Pre-Alps |
24a Alpi di Stub ( Stubalpe ) |
| 25th | Prealpi Trivenete | Venetske Alpe | Venetian Alps , Venetian Prealps |
25a Monti Lessini (Lessini Mountains / Lessinian Alps ) |
| 26th | Carso | Kras | Karst |
26a Piccolo Carso ( Small Karst ) |
- 22b Monti Steinernes Meer means the whole of the Berchtesgaden Alps
See also
- Alpine club division of the Eastern Alps , Moriggl 1924, revision 1984
- SOIUSA , new draft from 2005 for a uniform overall structure
literature
- Comitato Geografico Nazionale Italiano (ed.): Nomi e limiti delle grandi parti del Sistema alpino. In L'Universo . Anno Vili, n.9, Firenze, 1926.
- G. Bertoglio, G. De Simoni: Partizione delle Alpi (in 220 gruppi). Tipografia Alzani, Pinerolo, 1980.
- AA. VV .: Guida dei monti d'Italia. 60 volumes, TCI-CAI, Milano 1936–97.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sergio Marazzi: La “Suddivisione orografica internazionale unificata del Sistema Alpino” (SOIUSA) (PDF; 1.6 MB; Italian)
- ↑ In order to remember the groups that make up the main Alpine ridge , one learns the phrase in Italian land charges : MA COn GRAn PENa LE RE-CA GI altern , alternatively longer, but easier to remember: MA COn GRAn PEna LE RETI AnTonio CAla Giù ossia : Marittime, Cozie, Graie, Pennine, Lepontine, Retiche, Atesine, Carniche, Giulie , cit. after Marazzi: La Suddivisione ... p. 1 .
- ^ Marazzi: La Suddivisione ... p. 4 .
- ^ Raoul Blanchard : Les Alpes Occidentales. 7 volumes, Arthaud, Paris 1938–56.
- ↑ Pascal Kober, Sylvain Jouty (Ed.): Dictionnaire encyclopédique des Alpes edition = 1. Glénat, 2006, ISBN 978-2-7234-5460-5 (French, Dictionnaire… , La montagne, montagne.glenatlivres.com [accessed December 20, 2009]).
- ↑ Enrico Camanni (ed.): Il Grande Dizionario Enciclopedico delle Alpi . In collaboration with the Club Alpino Italiano. Priuli & Verlucca, 2007, ISBN 978-88-8068-392-6 (Italian, Il Grande Dizionario… , priulieverlucca.it [accessed December 20, 2009] Federica Beux, Francesca Panero, Pierangela Piazza (contrib.); Anna Maria Foli (transl.)). Il Grande Dizionario… ( Memento of the original from November 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
