Petzen (mountain range)
| Petzen ( Peca ) | ||
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 Petzen from the Völkermarkt reservoir |
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| height | 2126 m above sea level A. ( 2125 m. Y. Y. ) | |
| location | Carinthia , Austria and Slovenia | |
| Mountains | Karawanken , Karawanken and Bacher Mountains | |
| Dominance | 18.4 km → Ojstrica | |
| Notch height | 882 m ↓ Luschaalm | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 30 '19 " N , 14 ° 45' 28" E | |
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| rock | Wetterstein lime | |
The Petzen ( Slovenian Peca ) is a mountain range of the Karawanken in the border area between Carinthia and Slovenia , south of the city of Bleiburg . It culminates in the Kordeschkopf ( 2126 m above sea level , Slovene Kordeževa glava ), the easternmost two-thousand- meter peak of the Karawanken and the entire Southern Limestone Alps .
geography
In the north, the massif extends far into Austrian territory to Jaunfeld , where it reaches almost 1750 m . The highest peak is the Kordeschkopf (Slovene Kordeževa glava ) , which is right on the border, at a height of 2126 m above sea level. A. , whose normal route from the southern Slovenian side reaches the summit in an easy hike. This normal route is also accessible from Austria via the Kniepssattel .
The Petzen still carries the following peaks over 2000 m
- Knieps ( Koncnikov vrh ), 2110 m above sea level A. , right on the border
and entirely in Carinthia
- Feistritzer top ( Bistriska spica ), also called Hochpetzen , 2113 m above sea level. A.
- Wackendorferspitze ( Veska kopa ), 2079 m above sea level A.
Origin of the name, history
The name "Petzen" is said to be derived from an Old High German woman's name. Presumably, however , it corresponds to the Slovenian word peč , German borrowed from Pötsche , “rock” or “cave”, corresponding to “ oven ”.
According to legends, the leader of an army of the dead once walked around the Petzenstock. Inside the mountain, King Matthias Corvinus and his loyal followers are said to be waiting for a world battle, a legend of the Rapture of the Mountains similar to Emperor Barbarossa in Kyffhäuser in Thuringia or Charlemagne in Untersberg in Salzburg. Matthias Corvinus was King of Hungary from 1458 to 1490 and the opponent of Friedrich III . A ten year conflict led to the occupation of parts of Carinthia by Hungary .
Management
Mining
Lead - zinc mineralization occurs in the mountain , which was mined on the Austrian side until the early 20th century.
On the Slovenian side, lead mining began as early as 1700 and mining was carried out intensively until 1994. A total of 1000 km of tunnels were dug into the mountain. 5 kilometers of these tunnels were made usable for mountain bike tourism, but most of them are no longer used.
tourism
The Petzen is a popular excursion area in both summer and winter. From Feistritz ob Bleiburg you can take the Petzen cable car (manufacturer Doppelmayr , 6 people per cabin) to the heart of the area at an altitude of 1705 m . Depending on the weather, the train runs from mid-June to mid-September and from early December to early April. If the weather is nice, there will be weekend traffic from mid-May.
The section between the mountain station of the gondola lift (1705 m above sea level ) and the valley station of the ski lift (1670 m above sea level) Siebenhüttenlift is known as the Sieben Hütten . There are three mountain inns with a view over the Jauntal .
Summer season
In summer, the Petzen is particularly popular for hiking , mountain biking and paragliding .
Routes
- Gasthaus Riepl - Feistritzer Spitze, 3 hours, 870 meters in altitude, it is possible to continue over the Knieps to the Kniepssattel and across Slovenian territory to the Kordeschspitze.
- From the mountain station of the Petzen mountain railway also directly to the Kniepssattel.
Winter season
There is a ski area on the north-eastern slopes. In the valley area there are accommodation options, a ski and snowboard school and a ski rental.
Petzen mountain railways
Since 2017 is the 4-seater chairlift tunnel lift , the skiers from 1452 meters height to the mountain station of the cable car transported. Thus the Petzen Bergbahnen GmbH currently operate
- the 6-seater gondola, valley 658 m above sea level A. Mountain 1708 m above sea level, length 2500 m
- the 4-seater chairlift Stollenlift , valley 1452 m above sea level. A. Berg 1705 m above sea level A., length 870 m
- the ski lift practice lift , valley 633 m above sea level, mountain 683 m above sea level. A., length 430 m
- the ski Source elevator , Valley 659 m above sea level. A. Mountain 770 m above sea level A., length 540 m
- the ski lift Siebenhüttenlift , valley 1650 m above sea level. A. Berg 1920 m above sea level A., length 1050 m
Slopes
The ski area comprises 15 slopes with a total length of over 15 kilometers. The levels of difficulty are easy , medium and difficult . The descent into the valley, which is covered with snow if necessary, can be extended to a total of 12 km if several slopes are used.
Particularly popular slopes are:
- Siebenhütten slope , 1200 meters, between the mountain and valley station of the Siebenhütten lift , difficulty medium
- Bypass tunnel , 850 meters, between the valley station of the Siebenhütten lift and the valley station of the tunnel lift , difficulty medium
- Stollen slope , 700 meters, between the mountain station of the gondola and the valley station of the Stollen lift , difficulty medium
- The valley run ski route as a combination of several slopes with different lengths and degrees of difficulty.
literature
- Manfred Posch : The magic kingdom of Karawanken. The most beautiful tours . Kärntner Druckerei- und Verlagsgesellschaft, Klagenfurt 1997, ISBN 3-85391-143-9
Individual evidence
- ^ Heinz Dieter Pohl: Key words Petzen and oven. In: Bergnames (in 2.), (accessed March 10, 2011).
- ↑ Petzen cable car. In: Skiresort.de. Retrieved December 28, 2017 .
- ↑ Stollen lift. In: Skiresort.de. Retrieved December 28, 2017 .
- ↑ Petzen Bergbahnen GmbH: trail map Peca. Retrieved February 5, 2018 .
Web links
- Website of the Petzen mountain railways
- Die Petzen on summitpost (English)
- Die Petzen on Hribi.net (English)