High Alps

High Alps

Topography

High Alps

Basic information

Population

1.189.910
Area

29.690,16 km²
Population Density

40,07 people/km²
(Austria)

105,17 people/km²
Area proportion

35%
Pop. proportion

13%
Landscapes

25
Municipalities

479

Surface use

Wood

42.11%
Alps

23.09%
Rocks

14.75%
Fields, pastures

8.26%
Permanent crops

0.01%
Gardens

0.76%
Rivers, brooks

0.59%
Lakes, ponds

0.33%

High Alps: Description

The High Alps are the largest topography in Austria in terms of area and extend from Vorarlberg to Styria. The characteristic feature of the topography is the name of the Alps, which are the highest mountains in Europe. The High Alps are the northern centre of the mountains with peaks of more than 1500 metres, which are considered to be the Eastern Alps.

High Alps: Landscapes

Similio Fliess Inntal Hochalpen — Fliess Inntal Hochalpen

Similio Heiligenblut Grossglockner Hochalpen — Heiligenblut Grossglockner Hochalpen

View from St. Johann in Tyrol — View from St. Johann in Tyrol.

Bright panorama of Wörgl in winter — Bright panorama of Wörgl in winter.
© Marco Pircher

The village Falterschein in the municipality of Schönwies — The village Falterschein in the municipality of Schönwies.
© Roman Huber

Similio Gerlos — Gerlos

Above the roofs of Sölden — Above the roofs of Sölden.

Similio Filzmoos — Filzmoos

Similio Angath — Angath

Panorama of the landscape around Obsteig — Panorama of the landscape around Obsteig.

Similio Goldegg2 — Goldegg2

Similio Ellmau — Ellmau

Wörgl in spring — Wörgl in spring.
© Ringler

Highline 179 - empty suspension bridge — Highline 179 - empty suspension bridge.
© Die Fotowerkstatt (Moritz Fasser)

Mutjöchle in the autumnal silver valley — Mutjöchle in the autumnal silver valley.
© Nikonmood

The Oberleutasch Parish Church in Leutasch — The Oberleutasch Parish Church in Leutasch.

Beautiful perspective in Leogang — Beautiful perspective in Leogang.

Similio Kaprun Burg — Kaprun Burg

Beautiful view in Thiersee — Beautiful view in Thiersee.

Hohenwerfen Fortress in the Salzburger Land — Hohenwerfen Fortress in the Salzburger Land.
© Marco Gruber

Similio Gnadenwald — Gnadenwald

Similio Axams — Axams

View into the valley of Sellrain — View into the valley of Sellrain.

Impressive panorama in Reith near Kitzbühel — Impressive panorama in Reith near Kitzbühel.

Above the roofs of Murau — Above the roofs of Murau.

The pilgrimage church Maria Locherboden — The pilgrimage church Maria Locherboden.
© Roman Huber

View of St. Johann im Pongau with the deanery church — View of St. Johann im Pongau with the deanery church.

Alpine winter landscape in Lech — Alpine winter landscape in Lech.
© Roman Huber

Beautiful view in Kössen — Beautiful view in Kössen.

Similio Dellach-im-Drautal — Dellach-im-Drautal

Dreamlike view over the roofs of Kufstein — Dreamlike view over the roofs of Kufstein.

View of Neustift in the Stubaital — View of Neustift in the Stubaital.

Similio Gaschurn3 — Gaschurn3

Breathtaking panorama of Wörgl — Breathtaking panorama of Wörgl.
© Ringler

Impressive play of light in Pettnau — Impressive play of light in Pettnau.

Impressive view in Weerberg — Impressive view in Weerberg.

Fantastic view of Ladis — Fantastic view of Ladis.

Summer panorama with the mountain landscape in the background — Summer panorama with the mountain landscape in the background.
© Hasselbeck

Springlike atmosphere in Wörgl — Springlike atmosphere in Wörgl.
© Ringler

Similio Fiss — Fiss