Säuling
| Säuling | ||
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 Säuling east side |
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| height |
2047 m above sea level NN 2048 m above sea level A. |
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| location | Bavaria , Germany and Tyrol , Austria | |
| Mountains | Ammergau Alps | |
| Dominance | 6.7 km → Hochplatte | |
| Notch height | 696 m ↓ Bächsattel | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 32 '5 " N , 10 ° 45' 18" E | |
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| rock | Wetterstein lime | |
| Age of the rock | Upper Triassic | |
| Normal way | Hohenschwangau - Neuschwanstein - Wildsulzhütte - Säulinghaus - Säuling | |
 The Säuling in Schwangau |
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The Säuling is a mountain on the German-Austrian border in the Ammergau Alps ( northern Limestone Alps ). Its distinctive pyramid-like silhouette is one of the landmarks of the region between Füssen and Pfronten , which as a traveler from the north can be recognized from afar, as it rises abruptly above the hilly landscape in front of it.
geography
According to German measurements, the height of the summit is 2047 m above sea level. NN , according to Austrian measurements 2048 m above sea level. A .; the mountain that dominates the area is thus regionally one of the most famous two-thousand-meter peaks . It can be climbed from Austria and Germany. On the German side and from the summit you have a wonderful view of the castles Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau as well as the beautiful lake landscape of the Füssen section in Ostallgäu . On the Austrian side, you can see the valley of the Lech (which is largely unregulated in the Reutte area ) . To the west of the summit is the Säulinghaus (begun in 1925) at 1693 m , a mountain hut belonging to TVN Germany.
ways
The easiest way to get to the Säuling is via the Säulinghaus and is a hiking trail; In the upper part, the path is equipped with climbing protection in some places. For the climber , the walls of the Säuling offer numerous possibilities of different degrees of difficulty. Another worthwhile route leads from Hohenschwangau over the Wildsulzhütte and the northeastern Schrofenhang. The descent can then take place via the Säulinghaus followed by a circumnavigation of the Pilgerschrofen. The total walking time is between six and seven hours. Numerous commemorative crosses and memorial stones show that this mountain should not be underestimated and that, according to the inscriptions, it cost mainly young mountaineers around twenty their lives.
legend
According to legend, the summit plateau of the Säulings is used by the witches as a dance floor. According to another legend, the devil himself tore off a rock from the column and threw it in the direction of Roßhaupten ; but when the evening bell could be heard, the stone fell straight to the ground and lay in front of the village. The monolith can still be visited today; a cross was placed in it.
Name origin
Today it is assumed that Säuling , derived from Siulinc , means something like column, which would also correspond to the massive shape.
See also: Community of Pflach
literature
- Dieter Seibert, Heinz Groth: Allgäu and Ammergau Alps with Tannheimer mountains. A guide for valleys, huts and mountains, written according to the guidelines of the UIAA . AVF , 17th edition. Rother-Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-7633-1126-2 .
- Elisabeth Wintergerst: Säuling - mountain between the worlds . Pegasus und Partner, Füssen 2011, ISBN 978-3-929371-22-2 ( table of contents - PDF; 0.2 MB).
Web links
- Säulinghaus
- alpen-panoramen.de: High up on the edge of the Alps - all -round panorama from the Säuling with summit names
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Office for Surveying and Geoinformation Bavaria : BayernViewer ( Memento of the original from June 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ^ Federal Office for Metrology and Surveying Austria: Austrian Map online (Austrian map 1: 50,000) .
- ↑ Association news. (...) Another new house. In: Der Naturfreund , born 1925, XXIX. Volume, p. 103, top right. (Online at ANNO ). .
