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25-547: The Ammergau Alps are a cross-border range shared between the German Free State of Bavaria (ca. 3/4 of the area) and the Austrian state of Tyrol . The towns of Füssen , Oberammergau , Garmisch-Partenkirchen , Ehrwald and Reutte lie around the perimeter of the mountains. The Ammergau Alps are an ideal region for the average walker thanks to the comparatively low height of their summits and their location on

50-545: A result of the destruction of grassy alpine mountainside by erosion . Unlike the neighbouring mountain ranges to the west and southwest, the Ammergau Alps only have a few pastures and alms . The majority of the range is covered in forest. This is due to the fact that large parts of the Ammergau Alps were a royal hunting area and also that dolomite and flysch soils create unsuitable conditions for alm and grassland cultivation. Dolomite produces thin, dry soils and flysch

75-456: A species exclusively dependent on frequent movements of scree. In addition, many other rare plants occur here. The snowbell ( Soldanella minima ssp. minima ) and Mount Baldo sedge ( Carex baldensis ), which are predominantly southern Alpine species, only occur in the northern Alpine region here in the Ammergau Alps. Of internationaler significance are the diverse raised bogs and fens . Certain woodland communities are also very valuable such as

100-460: Is 815 kilometres (506 mi) long, but a straight line between the endpoints is 345 kilometres (214 mi) long. Jungholz and Kleinwalsertal are two Austrian pene-exclaves ; they can only be reached by road through German territory. Besides Lake Constance, the border does not pass through any significant lake, but it follows the Danube , Inn and Salzach rivers along the eastern part and

125-714: Is a 4.5-kilometre-long bobsleigh run on the Hörnle. In summer there is a large network of paths and trails, for example: A large part of the range forms the 288 km Ammergau Alps Nature Reserve ( Naturschutzgebiet Ammergebirge ), the largest reserve in Bavaria. In the Bavarian part of the Ammergau Alps there are three Alpine Club huts. In the Tyrolean part of the mountains there are no Alpine Club huts at all. Austria%E2%80%93Germany border The border between

150-639: Is still dolomite in smaller areas, the predominant rock is Wetterstein limestone . The Ammergauer Hochplatte and the Säuling are the most impressive mountains made from this rock. In addition, small patches of argillite , marl , sandstones , radiolarite , conglomerates and gravel limestones enrich the landscape. Near the edge of the Alps, however, flysch appears over wide areas ( Hohe Bleick , Hörnle ) and, because of its susceptibility to erosion, forms rounded, frequently densely wooded mountains more typical of

175-479: Is too prone to landslips. There are buildings of international renown in the Ammergau Alps. These include the castles of Linderhof and Neuschwanstein as well as Ettal Abbey . To the north the Alpine Foreland forms the boundary from the river Lech to the river Loisach . The Lech forms the boundary in the west from its exit into the Alpine Foreland downstream as far as Reutte. The Loisach borders

200-775: The Ammergau Alps in the east , southeast and south from its exit into the Alpine Foreland upstream as far as the Ehrwald Basin. To the southwest the valley of the Zwischentoren forms the link between the Ehrwald Basin and the Reutte Basin ( Talkessel ). The Zwischentoren valley forms a barely noticeable pass that links the Ammergau Alps to the Lechtal Alps . The Alpine Club guide, Alpenvereinsführer Allgäuer Alpen und Ammergauer Alpen , divides

225-523: The Buchenberg , Hörnle and Kolben Saddle. In the central and southern areas there are no lifts or accommodation huts at all. The Ammergau Alps are a relatively natural, undeveloped range with a very low population density . It is the largest Bavarian nature reserve . The border between the Bavarian provinces of Upper Bavaria and Swabia , which is also the county boundary between Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Ostallgäu , runs from south to north through

250-760: The Central Uplands . The widespread occurrence of dolomite results in the typical appearance of much of the Ammergau Alps: great streams of dolomite scree, the so-called Gries , which fills entire valleys (such as the Graswangtal ). The most intensive examples are in the area of the Kreuzspitze and on the north flanks of the southern main chain of mountains. The Friedergries and the Lindergries are particularly notable areas of deposition in

275-622: The Leiblach in its western part. Otherwise, the border follows the western part of the Northern Limestone Alps ( Allgäu Alps , Ammergau Alps , Wetterstein , Karwendel , Bavarian Prealps , Kaiser Mountains , Chiemgau Alps , Berchtesgaden Alps ), although a few valleys cross the border, too (e.g., the Inn Valley near Kufstein ). The Austrian states of Vorarlberg , Tyrol , Salzburg , and Upper Austria run along

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300-548: The Ammer valley and its surrounding area are due to the last ice age which ended about 10,000 years ago. Forestry is the human activity that most dominates the landscape and which has changed the natural appearance of forests and woodlands, in some cases, significantly. It has also established a very dense network of forest tracks . In many areas (e.g. on the Friederspitz ), intensive grazing of sheep has caused problems as

325-660: The Ammergau Alps into the following sub-groups: The Kreuzspitze Group with its Kreuzspitze and the Geierköpfen are the most alpine part of the Ammergau Alps. The highest peaks in the Ammergau are found on the main, southern, crest (the Daniel ridge or Danielkamm ). The most diverse and touristically interesting part of the Ammergau Alps is in the Hochplatten-Tegelberg Group. The ten highest peaks of

350-554: The Ammergau Alps. Geologically the Ammergau Alps are mostly composed of Main Dolomite , which forms striking summits like the Kreuzspitze . Generally dolomite underlies the whole southern section of the range with the exception of small pockets of plattenkalk , which is why it has a relatively monotone topography. By contrast, the northern part is more varied and has a complicated stratigraphic sequence of. Here, although there

375-652: The Ammergau Alps. The Violet Way of the Via Alpina has 3 stages and runs through the range as follows: In the valleys between Unterammergau , Oberammergau , Ettal and Schloss Linderhof there are numerous loipe s with a high likelihood of snow in winter. Each there on the first weekend in February the famous King Ludgwig Race ( König-Ludwig-Lauf ) takes place. Downhill skiing is possible in Oberammergau, Bad Kohlgrub and Unterammergau. In Bad Kohlgrub there

400-596: The Ammergau Alps: In the Ammergau Alps there are just under 200 named peaks with spot heights. Amongst the better known are (in order of height): The Ammergau Alps border on the following other mountain ranges in the Alps: To the north the Ammergau Alps border on the Alpine Foreland . The Via Alpina , a cross-border, long distance path with five stages across the whole Alps, also runs through

425-556: The Northern Limestone Alps) and cut fjord -like into the forested mountainsides. Their shores are almost undeveloped. Other lakes occur on the northwestern edge of the range (the Alpsee , Schwansee and Forggensee ). At around two dozen boggy depressions in the Ammergau Alps, Alpine mountain pine raised bogs are excavated and supplied to the spa facilities and "wellness" hotels in the region. The mosses and lichens in

450-489: The border in 1997. Temporary border controls were reinstalled in 2015 in response to the European migrant crisis . These temporary border controls were scheduled to be removed on 12 May 2020, although they are liable to be extended in six-month periods. [REDACTED] Media related to Borders of Austria-Germany at Wikimedia Commons Carex baldensis Carex baldensis is a species of sedge . Its native range

475-662: The border runs roughly from east to west, but from a point south of Salzburg to its eastern end, located at the tripoint of Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic , it runs in a mainly northeastward direction. The western end is located at the border tripoint of Germany, Austria and Switzerland within the Obersee part of Lake Constance ( Bodensee ), although the exact course of the international borders within Lake Constance have never been defined. The border

500-701: The eastern part of Upper Lake Constance . The border was confirmed in a treaty between the countries in 1972, after having been defined by a number of agreements between the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Bavaria in the 19th century. In 1938 the countries merged through the Anschluss . This was reverted in 1955 by the Austrian State Treaty , which re-established Austria as a sovereign state. The Schengen Area removed border controls at

525-672: The international border, as does the German state of Bavaria . The eastern tripoint between the countries of Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic is located at 48°46′18″N 13°50′22″E  /  48.77167°N 13.83944°E  / 48.77167; 13.83944 , near the villages of Schwarzenberg am Böhmerwald and Bayerischer Plöckenstein . The western tripoint is located between Germany, Austria and Switzerland, at approximately 47°33′N 9°34′E  /  47.550°N 9.567°E  / 47.550; 9.567 , in

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550-443: The modern states of Austria and Germany ( German : Grenze zwischen Deutschland und Österreich ) has a length of 815.9 km (507.0 mi), or 815.0 km (506.4 mi) respectively. It is the longest international border of Austria and the second longest border of Germany with another country (its longest is the border with the Czech Republic , with a length of 818.8 km (508.8 mi)). Within its western part,

575-472: The northern edge of the Alps with its proximity to the population centres of south Germany. Most of the summits are accessible within a day's round trip from bases in the valleys. As a result, there is only a small number of Alpine Club huts . Neither are there many cable cars or lifts. There are just two cable cars on the northern perimeter - the Tegelberg and Laber Bergbahn - and three chair lifts : to

600-578: The unique boulder and ravine and forests or coloured reed grass and pine woods. Extensive meadow cultivation on calcareous grassland , wet meadows and matgrass meadows further enrich the flora of the Ammergau Alps. In the Plansee and the Heiterwanger See the Ammergau Alps have two of the most attractive lakes in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The lakes are located in valleys (a rarity in

625-638: The valleys. One unusual topographic feature is the Kessel , a large doline funnel in the area of the Hasentalkopf , that was deepened as a result of the loosening of rock. The ecology of the region is important because of the constant shifting of the Griese , the dolomitic screes, because this dynamic supports the existence of rare plants. In the Friedergries, for example, the rare Spirke tree grows,

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