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

Similio Eisenerz Panorama — Eisenerz Panorama

Similio Hall-in-Tirol2 — Hall-in-Tirol2

Springlike awakening in Wörgl — Springlike awakening in Wörgl.
© Ringler

Similio Fiss — Fiss

Panorama of Schröcken in Vorarlberg — Panorama of Schröcken in Vorarlberg.

Similio BadGastein — BadGastein

Enjoyable moments in one of the many cafes of Wörgl — Enjoyable moments in one of the many cafes of Wörgl.
© Hasselbeck

Splendid colors in Innsbruck — Splendid colors in Innsbruck.
© Christian Kremser

Similio Filzmoos — Filzmoos

Spring fever in the Hochsteiermark — Spring fever in the Hochsteiermark.
© Jennifer Schoberer

Similio Altaussee Uberblick — Altaussee Uberblick

Similio Gerlos — Gerlos

Similio Gerlosberg — Gerlosberg

Water reflection at the Grundlsee — Water reflection at the Grundlsee.
© Philipp Nöbauer

Ski area and alpine landscape near Resterhöhe — Ski area and alpine landscape near Resterhöhe.
© Jitka Šmelhausová

Moosham Castle in Unternberg nestled in the landscape — Moosham Castle in Unternberg nestled in the landscape.

Similio Dorfgastein — Dorfgastein

Flag and church tower in the background — Flag and church tower in the background.
© Hasselbeck

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

Impressive mountain panorama in Wattens — Impressive mountain panorama in Wattens.

Moosham Castle in Unternberg — Moosham Castle in Unternberg.

Similio Goldegg2 — Goldegg2

View of Mittelberg in Vorarlberg — View of Mittelberg in Vorarlberg.

Similio Holzgau — Holzgau

Fantastic view of Millstatt am See on Lake Millstatt — Fantastic view of Millstatt am See on Lake Millstatt.

Church in Mötz — Church in Mötz.

The centre of Maria Alm am Steinernen Meer — The centre of Maria Alm am Steinernen Meer.

Panoramic view of Schladming — Panoramic view of Schladming.
© Bernd Föttinger

Beautiful landscape in Untertilliach — Beautiful landscape in Untertilliach.

Similio Gaschurn3 — Gaschurn3

Similio Aurach bei Kitzbuhel — Aurach bei Kitzbuhel

A chapel in Oetz — A chapel in Oetz.

The town hall of Tamsweg — The town hall of Tamsweg.

The city centre of Lienz — The city centre of Lienz.

Similio Bad-Aussee Kirche — Bad-Aussee Kirche

Similio Ellmau2 — Ellmau2

View from the Ballunspitzbahn to Wirl and Galtür — View from the Ballunspitzbahn to Wirl and Galtür.
© Angelika Komposch

The southern Taurach in Mauterndorf — The southern Taurach in Mauterndorf.