Warscheneck

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Warscheneck
Southeast view of the Warscheneck (view from the Wurzeralm) Warscheneck left, right dead man

Southeast
view of the Warscheneck (view from the Wurzeralm)
Warscheneck left, right dead man

height 2388  m above sea level A.
location Upper Austria , Austria
Mountains Warscheneckgruppe / Dead Mountains / Northern Limestone Alps
Dominance 14.2 km →  Spitzmauer
Notch height 655 m ↓  Salzsteigjoch
Coordinates 47 ° 39 '9 "  N , 14 ° 14' 27"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 39 '9 "  N , 14 ° 14' 27"  E
Warscheneck (Upper Austria)
Warscheneck
rock Dachstein Limestone
Normal way Hike

The Warscheneck is 2388  m above sea level. A. high main peaks of the Warscheneck group of the same name in the Upper Austrian part of the Dead Mountains . The Warscheneck is strongly structured and, together with several secondary peaks, forms a mountain range , which is also known as the Warscheneckstock. The heavily karstified massif consists predominantly of Dachstein limestone and mostly drains underground. The Warscheneck is open to tourism thanks to Alpine Club huts and a large network of trails. There is a winter sports area at the Wurzeralm .

geography

Administratively, the Warschenck is for the most part in the Kirchdorf an der Krems district . The following communities in the Kirchdorf district have a share in the Warscheneck: Vorderstoder , Roßleithen and Spital am Pyhrn . The border to the Liezen district in Styria runs between the neighboring peaks of Liezener and Roßarsch. In the Liezen district, the municipality of Liezen has a share in the Warscheneck.

geomorphology

The highest parts of the Warscheneck form a ridge that extends from the secondary summit of the Roßarsch 2229  m above sea level. A. in the west over the main summit to 2133  m above sea level. A. high dead man in the east draws. In the north, the Arbesboden forms a wavy plateau that ends in two ridges. The western ridge, which breaks off with steep flanks into the Luigistal and Windhagerkar, pulls as a broad ridge to the Lagersberg ( 2008  m above sea level ). The eastern ridge leads over the Drei Türme ( 1842  m above sea level ) and ends in the Windhagerücken. This ridge separates the Windhagerkar and the Glöcklkar. To the north of the dead man, the broad back of the Riegler Ramtisch separates the Glöcklkar from the Stofferkar. A secondary ridge continues east from Speikwiese to the Rote Wand Sattel. From the main summit, the southeast ridge extends far into the plateau and ends with the Widerlechnerstein ( 2107  m above sea level ). The east ridge leading to Ramesch ( 2119  m above sea level ) is interrupted in front of it by the Frauenscharte, where Frauen- and Brunnsteiner Kar merge and thus completely isolate the Ramesch. The Weitkar is embedded under the 500 m high Warschneck south face.

geology

Tectonically the Warschneckgruppe is a powerful, to north fold the Warscheneckdecke that for juvavischen ceiling unit belongs (Juvavikum). Between the horse ass and the dead man, mainly banked Dachstein limestone comes to light , which was built up from the norium to the rhaetian of the Triassic about 228 to 200 million years ago. Hierlatz limestone ( threshold facies ) from the Jura occur in a very small area of ​​the main summit and on the north side of the Riegler Ramitsch .

Hydrogeology

The Pießling origin at the northern foot of the Warscheneck

The deeply karstified Dachstein limestone, which is underlain by the Werfen layers and the Hasel Mountains damming groundwater , drains underground. There are no lakes or streams on the plateau. The karst stock is mainly drained to the north via the large source Pießling-Ursprung with an average flow rate of 2,200 l / s, but also into the Steyrtal , where individual springs are used south of Hinterstoder . At the foot of the Brunnsteiner Kars is at 1422  m above sea level. A. the Brunnsteiner See, where the Teichl rises.

caves

The well-karstifying Dachstein limestone, in cooperation with the rest of the interface structure, offers favorable conditions for cave formation. As of 2002 there are 46 caves in the cadastral group 1636 (Warscheneck) of the Austrian cave directory. The Pießling-Ursprung (Cat.Nr 1636/3) has, in addition to the siphon parts, an extensive air-filled duct system. The dry part is about 1 km long.

Flora and vegetation

Valeriana celtica with Silene acaulis and Carex firma , Warscheneck summit area at about ~ 2300m

The plateau is consistently above the tree line . The mountain pine ( Pinus mugo ) does not exceed 2000  m above sea level. A. Above that, alpine lawns and snow valleys dominate the vegetation. The real Speik ( Valeriana celtica ) often grows in the superficially acidified upholstered sedge lawns of the Speikwiese and Arbesboden . Other calciferous species such as Carpathian cat paws ( Antennaria carpatica ), dwarf eyebright ( Euphrasia minima ), Alpine bellflower ( Campanula alpina ) or chamois heather ( Loiseleuria procumbens ) also occur here. In the highest areas around the summit, occurrences of Carniolan ragwort ( Jacobaea incana subsp. Carniolica ) and Sauter's rock florets ( Draba sauteri ) are worth mentioning.

fauna

The Warscheneck area is a retreat for chamois ( Rupicapra rupicapra ); the animals occur in high densities. Even mountain hares ( Lepus timidus ) live in the area. Alpine choughs ( Pyrrhocorax graculus ) and common ravens ( Corvus corax ) are common. Rock ptarmigan ( Lagopus muta ), black grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix ) and capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus ) are less common . Alpenbraunelle ( Prunella collaris ) and snow finch ( Montifringilla nivalis ) were also detected. The Warscheneck is also the distribution area of ​​the golden eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos ).

natural reserve

The entire area of ​​the Warscheneck is under nature protection and is covered by three nature reserves. In Upper Austria these are the nature reserve Warscheneck Nord (n134) with 27 km² and Warscheneck Süd (n110) with 12 km². In Styria, the nature reserve Totes Gebirge Ost (NSG 17) is directly adjacent.

Name customer

Warscheneck is derived from the Old High German word "wähse" and means "sharp". Dead man comes from the Celtic "Tota magos". "Tota / Teuto" means people and "magos" field and thus refers to a meeting place. There are several field names with the same name in Austria and Germany. There are always wide, flat hilltops with a wide panoramic view that can be reached relatively easily from many sides. They are located a little away from the villages in the open country.

Hiking tourism

The summit cross at 2388 m

The Warscheneck can be climbed easily from several sides. In addition, three conveniently located mountain huts facilitate the ascent and make the Warscheneck one of the most visited peaks in the Dead Mountains. The Dümlerhütte is located in the northeast at the end of the Stofferkars. The Zellerhütte is located in the northwest. The Linz house is on the Wurzeralm.

Marked climbs:

literature

  • Gerhard Pils: The flora of Upper Austria , Steyr 1999, ISBN 3-85068-567-5
  • Gisbert Rabeder: Alpine Club Leader Dead Mountains . For hikers, mountaineers and climbers, Bergverlag Rudolf Rother , June 2005, ISBN 3-7633-1244-7
  • Christian Rupp, Manfred Linner & Gerhard W. Mandl: Explanations of the geological map of Upper Austria . Federal Geological Institute, Vienna 2011 PDF Online
  • Sabine Grabner: The vegetation of the Warscheneckstock above the tree line . Linz 1991 PDF Online

Web links

Commons : Warscheneck  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b Rabeder, Gisbert: Alpenvereinsführer Totes Gebirge , page 276–277
  2. ^ Rupp Christian et al .: Explanations of the geological map of Upper Austria , Table 1 Tectonic overview
  3. ^ Rupp Christian et al .: Explanations of the geological map of Upper Austria , page 177
  4. ^ Stummer, Günter and Plan, Lukas: Handbook for the Austrian cave directory . Association of Austrian Speleologists, Vienna 2002, p. 125 PDF online
  5. Grabner, Sabine: The vegetation of the Warscheneckstock above the tree line , page 12-50
  6. Pils, Gerhard: Die Pflanzenwelt Oberösterreichs , page 232-233
  7. Brader & Aubrecht (editorial): Atlas of Breeding Birds in Upper Austria . Denisia 7, Linz 2003 online
  8. Steiner, Helmut: The golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in the Upper Austrian Limestone Alps . Egretta-Vogelkundliche Nachrichten aus Österreich 42, Salzburg 1999, pp. 172–173 PDF online
  9. ^ Resch-Rauter, Inge: Unser Keltisches Erbe , self-published, Vienna 1992, page 169