Rhaetian Alps
| Rhaetian Alps | |
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 The central Bernina subgroup of the Rhaetian Alps. |
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| Highest peak | Piz Bernina , 4049 m above sea level M. |
| location | Eastern Switzerland , Lombardy , Trentino-South Tyrol , Liechtenstein , Vorarlberg , Tyrol |
| Coordinates , ( CH ) | 46 ° 48 ' N , 10 ° 0' O ( 795 500 / 186395 ) |
The Rhaetian Alps (often also Rhaetian - , Italian Alpi Retiche ) are a mountain group in the central Eastern Alps . They are located in the border area between eastern Switzerland , Austria , Liechtenstein and Italy north of the Valtellina ( Addatal ) and east of the Hinterrhein and Bergell .
The Rhaetian Alps are named after the Raetians .
location
Most of the Rhaetian Alps are located in the Swiss canton of Graubünden, east of the Splügen Pass . They are separated by the Engadin into a northern part (highest peak: Piz Linard , 3411 m above sea level ) to Liechtenstein and the Austrian states of Vorarlberg and Tyrol , and a southern part (highest peak: Piz Bernina , 4049 m above sea level ) , which is also in the Italian provinces of Sondrio , South Tyrol (Province of Bozen) and Tyrol.
Classification
The Rhaetian Alps include the sub-groups of Bernina , Albula , Livigno , Umbrail , Sesvenna , Silvretta and Rätikon .
In the past, the Plessur Alps were also included.
According to the Italian / French system of the Partizione delle Alpi , the Alpi Retiche are located more south - i.e. only cover the southern part mentioned above - and extend east to the Timmelsjoch . They then include the Bernina-Livigno Group, also the Alpi Orobiche south of the Valtellina , the Ortler Alps with the Sobretta and Sesvenna, the Brenta Dolomites and the Ötztal Alps (Alpi Venoste) .
landscape
In the southern part is located between Inn and Ofenpass the Swiss National Park .
See also
literature
- Jürg Baeder, Chasper Baumann, Gianni Bodini, Ludwig Thoma: Ferienland Vinschgau, Landeck, Lower Engadin: Magical Rhaetian Triangle. Edited by Bernhard Erb, Schillinger Verlag, 1999, ISBN 978-3-89155-247-6