Southeastern low mountain range

This article explains the Tyrolean region, for a general expression see low mountain range with a list of so-called mountain ranges.

Coordinates: 47 ° 15 '  N , 11 ° 28'  E

Southeastern low mountain range​

Tyrol

View near Innsbruck southwards: valley floor near Innsbruck, view southwards, above the typical valley shoulder of the south-eastern low mountain range (settlement area up to approx. 1000 m) , above the mountains of the (Tux) pre-Alps (forest and alpine region) , in the back the first peaks of the " actual "Alps" ( Tux "Alps" , today part of the Zillertal Alps )

View of almost the entire low mountain range around the Inntalboden between Wipptal and Hall, in the middle left the south-eastern low mountain range

The southeast low mountain range is the valley terrace of the Lower Inn Valley near Innsbruck and Hall in Tirol . It represents that part of the Tyrolean low mountain range that lies at the foot of Patscherkofel and Glungezer . It also forms a planning association for the state of Tyrol .

geography

The south-eastern low mountain range is the shoulder of the slope of the Tux Alps between the Wipptal in the west and the Voldertal in the east and extends with a width of around 2 kilometers to around 15 kilometers in length. It is at an altitude of around 800 to 1000 m, which is around 250 to 450 m above the Inn Valley. The terrace characteristics also continue to the south in the Wipptal to Ellbögen . The western low mountain range connects to the west of the Wipptal , while to the east the valley shoulder with the Gnadenwalder terrace as part of the northern low mountain range changes the valley side.

The terrace is characterized by a lively small relief with a number of hills and hollows with moors and lakes, which is of Ice Age origin ( Inn glacier ).

Communities

In the south-eastern low mountain range are Vill , Igls (both today districts of Innsbruck), a little bit back into the Wipptal Patsch , and Lans , Sistrans , Aldrans , a little below the Ampass , as well as Rinn and Tulfes . The communities of the south-eastern low mountain range (with the exception of the Innsbruck districts) now also form a planning association of the state, development regions for regional spatial planning. This has 12,539 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) and an area of ​​79.1 km², of which 30.9% are permanent settlements. Due to the proximity to the state capital, the population has grown significantly, since 1961 the number of inhabitants has more than doubled. Together with Innsbruck and the other surrounding towns, the municipalities cooperate in the Innsbruck and Surroundings Association .

Economy and Transport

The wide terrace offers good conditions for agriculture, but most of the residents are commuters to Innsbruck. Tourism has lost importance, while the number of overnight stays in winter fluctuated between 75,000 and 150,000 per year from 1971 to 2013, it fell in summer from just under 260,000 in 1981 to a good 100,000 in 2013. Today the area, for example with the Lanser See or the skiing and hiking areas on the Patscherkofel ( Patscherkofelbahn ) and on the Glungezer ( Glungezerbahn ), primarily serves as a local recreation area for the Innsbruck area.

The medieval salt road led over the south-eastern low mountain range from Hall to Matrei and on to the Brenner . The Reichsautobahn to the Brenner, planned in 1939, should run in a similar way . The area is now accessible through several state roads (L 9 Mittelgebirgsstraße, L 32 Aldranser Straße, L 33 Patscher Straße and L 38 Ellbögener Straße ). Aldrans, Lans and Igls are connected to the Innsbruck tram network by the Innsbruck Mittelgebirgsbahn .

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Low mountain range
(around 1898–1905, detail from Franzisco-Josephinischer Landaufnahme, sheet 29-47 Innsbruck ; valley floor gray, terraced land lime green)

literature

• Michael Unterwurzacher (Ed.): In the realm of Patscherkofel. Legends and facts about Innsbruck's local mountain and the south-eastern low mountain range. Norderstedt 2009 (BoD, 2013, ISBN 978-384824026-5 ; limited preview in the Google book search).
  2. Legends about Patscherkofel and the southeast low mountain range. Pp. 15-59;
  3. Nature as the basis of life and culture around the Patscherkofel. Pp. 61-93;
  4. Dominik Markl: Prehistory and early history of the Patscherkofel region and the south-eastern low mountain range near Innsbruck. Pp. 95–121 ( pdf , dominik-markl.at);
  5. Evelyn Rupprechte: The Southeast Central Mountains in the Middle Ages and Modern Times. Pp. 123-147;
  6. Anita Thaler: Outline of tourism development. P. 149 ff.

Web links

• Province of Tyrol: Planning Association 19 - Southeast Central Mountains

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Entry on Mittelgebirge (Tiroler Mittelgebirge) in the Austria Forum  (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
2. ↑ Günter Krewedl: The vegetation of wet locations in the Inn Valley between Telfs and Wörgl Basics for the protection of threatened habitats . (= Reports of the Natural Science and Medical Association in Innsbruck , Supplementum 9), University Publishing House Wagner, Innsbruck 1992, Chapter 2.4.2.6 Southern Terrace Telfs – Volders , p. 14 ff ( PDF on ZOBODAT , p. 24 f).
3. ↑ See this view from Patsch into the valley (picture from Wikimedia)
4. ^ Regional spatial planning , Tyrolean provincial government, regional development and future strategy department
5. ↑ Statistics Austria - Population at the beginning of 2002–2020 by municipalities (area status 01/01/2020)
6. ↑ ^{a b} Land Tirol: Region profile of the Southeast Central Uplands - Statistics 2014 (PDF; 735 kB)
7. ↑ Bernd Kreuzer: The construction of the motorways and expressways in Austria. In: The motorway network in Austria. 30 years of ASFINAG. Vienna 2012, pp. 11–120. ( PDF; 7.6 MB ( Memento of the original from January 1, 2015 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. )