The Nock Mountains ( German : Nockberge or Nockgebirge ) are the westernmost and highest mountain range of the Gurktal Alps in Austria , spread over parts of the federal states of Carinthia , Salzburg and Styria . Their appearance is characterised by numerous dome-like and grass-covered summits ( Nocken ). Their highest peak is the Eisenhut in Styria which reaches an elevation of 2,441 m (8,009 ft) AA .
9-685: (Redirected from Königsstuhl ) Königstuhl or Königsstuhl ( King's seat ) may refer to: Geologic formations [ edit ] Königstuhl (Gurktal Alps) , in the Nock Mountains of the Gurktal Alps of Austria Königstuhl (Odenwald) , a mountain near Heidelberg in Germany Königsstuhl (Rügen) , a chalk rock promentary on the island of Rügen in Germany Großer Königstuhl , near
18-484: A referendum in 1980, whereby 94% of the voters declared themselves against the project. Despite its name, Nock Mountains National Park was designated a protected landscape (Category V) according to IUCN protected area categories . The territory of 184 square kilometres (71 sq mi) was entirely located within the Carinthian part of the range, along the border with Salzburg and Styria, stretching from Krems and
27-708: A binary star system See also [ edit ] Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl , the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State [Astronomical] Observatory Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Königstuhl . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Königstuhl&oldid=1238334898 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
36-577: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Nock Mountains In July 2012 the Nock Mountains and the adjacent Lungau region were designated a biosphere reserve by UNESCO . They were largely unglaciated in the Ice Age and were a glacial refugium . As westernmost part of the Gurktal Alps, the Nock Mountains are separated from the Low Tauern in
45-654: The Turracher Höhe Pass in the Gurktal Alps of Austria Königstuhl, the highest point on the mountain of Donnersberg in Germany Other uses [ edit ] Königsstuhl (horse) (1976–1995), a champion race horse Königsstuhl von Rhens , a building along the Rheinburgenweg Trail , Rhineland-Palatinate/Hesse, Germany 10949 Königstuhl , an asteroid named for the Odenwald mountains Königstuhl 1 ,
54-465: The "Nocky Mountains", an allusion to the Rocky Mountains . The central area formed Nock Mountains National Park ( German : Nationalpark Nockberge ), established by the Carinthian state government on 1 January 1987. The remote area had already been developed with the construction of the scenic Nockalm Road from 1979. Further plans for a skiing region were averted by a citizens' initiative and
63-694: The Gurktal Alps they are bounded by a line from Gurk via Flattnitz Pass ( 1,400 m (AA) ) to the Paalbach stream. The Nock Mountains may be divided into eight subgroups. South of Bad Kleinkirchheim are the stocks of the Mirnock massif ( 2,110 m (AA) ) with a significant topographic prominence of 1,343 m, the Wöllaner Nock ( 2,145 m (AA) ) and the Gerlitzen ( 1,909 m (AA) ) high above Lake Ossiach. The central region of
72-874: The Nock Mountains is formed by the Millstätter Alpe ( 2,101 m (AA) ) and the Rosennock ( 2,440 m (AA) ), the highest summit in Carinthia. In the north are the stocks of the Schwarzwand ( 2,241 m (AA) ), the Königstuhl ( 2,406 m (AA) ) in Salzburg, which is also a tripoint , and the Eisenhut ( 2,441 m (AA) ). The range has also been referred to in German language tourist brochures as
81-742: The north, stretching as far as the Katschberg Pass ( 1,641 m (AA) ) in the west, by the Mur River. In the west, the rivers Lieser and Drau separate the Nock Mountains from the Ankogel Group of the High Tauern and from the Gailtal Alps . South of Lake Ossiach they are adjoined by the lower Sattnitz range and the Klagenfurt Basin, another part of the Gurktal Alps. To the east, within
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