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20-616: The tunnel crosses under the Radstadt Tauern range, the westernmost part of the larger Low Tauern group. The north portal is in the municipality of Flachau in St. Johann im Pongau District ( Pongau region), while the southern entrance is in Zederhaus in the Salzburg district of Tamsweg ( Lungau ). The nearby Radstädter Tauern Pass , about 8 km (5.0 mi) to the east, has historically been

40-696: A mountain range on the main chain of the Central Eastern Alps , comprising the highest peaks east of the Brenner Pass . The crest forms the southern border of the Austrian states of Salzburg , Carinthia and East Tyrol , with a small part in the southwest belongs to the Italian province of South Tyrol . The range includes Austria's highest mountain, the Grossglockner at 3,798 metres (12,461 ft) above

60-675: A ceremony on 30 June 2011. Today the Austrian Tauern Autobahn is an important north-south transport route through the Eastern Alps connecting Germany with Italy and Slovenia . In 2013, the average daily traffic passing the tunnel was about 18,000 vehicles, a quarter of which were large goods vehicles and trucks. The toll is 6 euros per car; a journey through the Tauern Tunnel and the adjacent Katschberg Tunnel costs 12 euros. On 29 May 1999, about 4:50 a.m., an accident in

80-567: A possible crossing point of the Alpine crest . A nearby historic adit in the Schladming Tauern at a height of 2,300 m (7,500 ft), connecting the present-day states of Salzburg and Styria , originates from medieval times when zinc , silver , cobalt and lead were mined here. A more exact dating of the Zinkwand drift is not possible. The tunnel is only 300 m (980 ft) long and

100-595: Is by far the largest of Austria's seven national parks as well as the largest nature reserve in the Alps. It is divided into a core zone of 1,198 square kilometres (463 sq mi) including the Grossglockner and Grossvenediger massifs, with complete prohibition of agricultural use, and a fringe zone of 638 square kilometres (246 sq mi) used for forestry and alpine-meadow farming. Five special nature sanctuaries are protected from any human disturbance. The park of

120-679: The IUCN II category comprises the Pasterze and numerous further glaciers , the Krimml Waterfalls , several glacial valleys and alluvial fans , as well as extended tundra areas and forests. Among the flora of the Alps , especially Swiss Pines grow along the tree line ; above subshrub , mainly alpenrose but also the endemic Saxifraga rudolphiana , up to nival level at about 2,800 m (9,200 ft). The fauna includes chamois , Alpine ibex and red deer , as well as griffon vulture and

140-775: The Low Tauern . The mountains are found in the southeast of the Austrian state of Salzburg , between the upper reaches of the Enns and Mur rivers. The Radstadt Tauern form the westernmost part of the Low Tauern range. They are bounded to the southwest by the High Tauern , to the northwest by the Salzburg Pongau region, and to the east by the Schladming Tauern. Their name is derived from

160-487: The golden eagle . The formerly extinct bearded vulture and the Alpine marmot have been successfully reintroduced. The park was established according to a 1971 declaration signed by the participating states at Heiligenblut , it nevertheless took until 1981, when the first parts around Großglockner and Hochschober in Carinthia were put under protection. The adjacel finally joined in 1992. Touriut has become less harmful to

180-869: The Adriatic . In the east, the range is adjoined by the Lower Tauern . For the etymology of the name, see Tauern . According to the Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps , the range is bounded by the Salzach valley to the north (separating it from the Kitzbühel Alps ), the Mur valley and the Murtörl Pass to the east (separating it from the Lower Tauern ), the Drava valley to

200-588: The High Tauern south of the main crest of the Alps are (from West to East): Along 100 kilometres (62 mi) of the main chain stretches the High Tauern National Park ( Nationalpark Hohe Tauern ), to which the Austrian Alpine Club as freeholder and the three states of Carinthia, Salzburg and Tyrol have contributed territory. With an area of about 1,834 square kilometres (708 sq mi), it

220-821: The Salzach – Salzach to its confluence with the Wagrainer Bach. The eastern edge of the Radstadt Tauern is crossed by the Radstädter Tauern Pass ( 1,738 m above sea level (AA) ) and, since 1975, by the Tauern Road Tunnel of the Tauern Autobahn (A10). In the north and south of the range, the Enns Valley and Mur Valley Railway lines, as well as parallel federal roads ( Bundesstraßen ) run along

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240-510: The environment. A particular emphasis is pution and the maintenance of traditional ways of life in the Alps. The main peaks of the High Tauern are: The High Tauern are crossed by three tunnels: The best-known mountain pass road of the High Tauern is the scenic Grossglockner High Alpine Road inaugurated in 1935, including a tunnel at an elevation of 2,505 metres (8,219 ft) under the Hochtor Pass (2,573 metres (8,442 ft)). East of it,

260-703: The historic town of Radstadt in the Enns valley. The Radstadt Tauern border on the following other mountain ranges of the Alps: According to the Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps (AVE), the mountains are bounded by the following line, in a clockwise direction: Wagrainer Bach from its confluence with the Salzach – Wagrainer Höhe – Litzlingbach to its confluence with the Enns – Enns to Radstadt – Northern Taurach valley – Obertauern – Southern Taurach valley – Mauterndorf – Neuseß – Mur – Murtörl Pass – Kreealpenbach – Großarlbach to its confluence with

280-738: The south (separating it from the Southern Limestone Alps ), and the Birnlücke Pass to the west (separating it from the Zillertal Alps ). Its most important subgroups along the Alpine crest are (from West to East): The eastern end of the High Tauern is formed by the Hafner massif of the Ankogel Group, which includes the easternmost three-thousander peaks in the Alpine chain. Further parts of

300-474: The tunnel led to a fire in which twelve people were killed and 42 injured. Caused by a collision of up to 60 individual vehicles, the incident occurred when a truck collided with a column of stationary vehicles waiting at a traffic signal. As far as investigators could determine, eight people were killed by the force of the collision of the truck while four further victims died from the fire which followed, exacerbated by escaping fuel and hazardous materials on one of

320-751: The upper Enns and upper Mur valleys. Its highest summits are the Weißeck ( 2,711 m above sea level (AA) ), the Hochfeind ( 2,687 m above sea level (AA) ) and the Mosermandl ( 2,680 m above sea level (AA) ). Skiing in the Radstadt Tauern is concentrated around the village of Obertauern and in the ski areas in the north and northwest, near Altenmarkt-Zauchensee or Flachau . The Radstadt Tauern are also well known for their ski touring terrain. High Tauern The High Tauern ( pl. ; German : Hohe Tauern , Italian : Alti Tauri ) are

340-415: The vehicles involved. All of the victims were burned to the point of leaving skeletal remains at most, and for those in more intense areas of the fire, nothing more than ashes. The tunnel was so badly damaged by the heat from the fire that it had to be closed for three months for repairs during which major work was undertaken to improve the barriers, tunnel walls and ventilation system. A memorial service for

360-587: The victims of the fire was held in the municipality of Flachau before the tunnel was officially reopened on 28 August 1999. Radstadt Tauern The Radstadt Tauern ( German : Radstädter Tauern ) are a subrange of the Central Eastern Alps in Austria . Together with the Schladming Tauern , the Rottenmann and Wölz Tauern and the Seckau Tauern the Radstadt Tauern form the major range of mountains known as

380-452: Was completed in 1975 with a total length of 6,301 m (20,673 ft). Plans for the construction of the second, parallel tube were abandoned in 1988 and not resumed until the 1999 fire disaster (see below). Works on the second tube began in July 2006; completed on 30 April 2010, they were followed by a general refurbishment of the older first bore. The two-tube tunnel was officially opened with

400-533: Was made accessible by the Austrian Alpine Club . The road tunnel should not be confused with the parallel Tauern Rail Tunnel which crosses the High Tauern range between Bad Gastein in Salzburg and Mallnitz in Carinthia , taking both standard rail passengers as well as car shuttle trains between the two locations. Planned as a two bore tunnel from the beginning, the first bore of the Tauern Road Tunnel

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