Sorgschrofen is a 1,635-metre-tall (5,364 ft) mountain in the Allgäu Alps of Bavaria , Germany . A lower summit of Sorgschrofen is the 1,613-metre-tall (5,292 ft) Zinken. There is a summit cross on both Sorgschrofen and Zinken.
8-443: The summit is the only land link Jungholz has to the rest of Austria . A rare occurrence found on the summit is that four territories (two German and two Austrian) meet in a quadripoint : The border between this section of Bavaria and Tyrol was defined by the border treaty of 1844, which was complemented in 1850: "Grenzberichtigungsvertrag vom 30. Jänner 1844, mit dem Ergänzungsvertrag vom 16. Dezember 1850". The treaty declares that
16-551: A climb—even for experts—is not recommended. Jungholz Jungholz ( German pronunciation: [ˈjʊŋhɔlt͡s] ) is a village in the district of Reutte in the Austrian state of Tyrol that is only accessible via Germany . The lack of a road connection to anywhere else in Austria led to Jungholz being included in the German customs area before Austria joined
24-664: A farmer from Wertach in Germany, sold the area to Heinz Lochpyler, an Austrian taxman from nearby Tannheim . The buyer had the area incorporated with his other possession of Tyrol. In the Bavarian–Austrian border treaty of 1844 Jungholz went to Austria. Its customs union with Germany dates to a Treaty signed in 1868. In 1938 following the German takeover of Austria, Jungholz and the similarly isolated Kleinwalsertal were annexed to Gau Swabia in Bavaria, though returned to Austria after
32-452: A ski lift to cut corners or hike up a path to Älpele Hut. From there one needs to follow the steep slope until reaching the area beneath the peak. Here one must climb up the rocky surface to the peak. Starting from the parking lot in Unterjoch, one walks past the church and goes east to Zehrerhöfe on a road, where the paving abruptly stops. A dirt path at a right angle leads to the main path to
40-612: The EU in 1995. It also used the Deutsche Mark instead of the Austrian schilling as currency until 2002, when the euro took over. Letters to Jungholz can be addressed with either a German or an Austrian postal code . Jungholz forms a pene-exclave of Austria that is connected to the rest of Austria by a single point, which is the summit of the mountain Sorgschrofen (1,636 m, 5,367 ft). As well as housing border post number 110 on
48-400: The borders meet at border marker 110, which is carved into a stone on the summit of the mountain. Sorgschrofen is a popular hiking mountain. A hiker can climb the mountain in two different ways: directly to the peak from Jungholz or from Unterjoch and over Zinken, which is located 265 metres (869 ft) southwest of the main summit and also on the border. From Jungholz one can either take
56-417: The normal international border between Tyrol and Bavaria , a second border starts and, having gone round Jungholz, ends there. There are thus borders extending in four directions from the summit, called a quadripoint . Two Austrian (Tyrolean, Reutte ) and two German (Bavarian, Oberallgäu ) municipalities meet at that point, starting with Jungholz and continuing clockwise: On 24 June 1342, Hermann Häselin,
64-463: The peak. From there, the main path leads up the slope. It becomes much steeper, and some places are secured by steel wire. At one point one must squeeze through a crevice. After reaching Zinken, one must cross a ridge to get to the main summit. The path over the ridge is reserved for experienced hikers who are absolutely sure-footed, because although the path is partially secured, it is often very exposed. The trail can be icy until late spring. Before that,
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