Ötscher

Oetscher, view from Annaberg (15 km east) right of striking East Ridge ( "Rough comb" )

View from the top with a fixed point for the trigonometric surveying and summit cross towards Süden.bdep2

The Oetscher is a 1893 meter high, widely dominant mountain range in the southwestern part of Lower Austria. The Ötscher part of the Northern Limestone Alps - in particular the Ybbstaler Alps - and is one of its most eastern high mountain ranges. Directly over the summit is the boundary between the districts of Lilienfeld and Scheibbs.

The main peak, 1893 m above sea level. A. and officially referred to as Oetscher is occasionally referred to as Big Oetscher. On Ötscherplateau is still the 1849 m high Taubenstein and about two kilometers southwest of the Ötscher 1552 m high Small Oetscher.

The mountain massif located in the Natural Park Oetscher - Tormäuer.

Onomastics

Its name comes from the Slavic and means as much as Father.

Location and landscape

Due to its isolated position of the mountain is visible from 100 km away. From the north it appears to be solid and wide, from the West and East in particular but you can see its narrow side. The limestone massif is around intersected by deep valleys and gorges, so that it is accessible only from the north-west. Therefore, only two major cities within 20 km: the district capital Scheibbs the north and Mariazell in the southeast.

Boundary and summit of Ötschergebiets

In a broader sense comprises the Ötscher, locally also called Ötscherland, the mountains between Neubruck at Scheibbs, Lunz am See and Mariazell. The precise boundary follows the mountain range outline for the Austrian cave Directory of Trimmel where the Oetscher has the number 1816, as follows:

• In the Northwest: Ois ( Ybbs ) at Meier yards ( bridge about 440 m ) - Paint Bach - Lackenhof - Raneck (954 m) - Ortleitengraben - Nestelberggraben - Erlauf in the Middle Tormäuern (. bridge 444 m above A. ) to the Ybbstaler Alps ( No 1820; Gföhleralm - Polzberg 1824)
• In the northeast and east: Erlauf up ( Tormäuer ) - Mitter am Erlaufsee - Weissbach ( Bhf Mariazell 851 m) - Rasing ( 768 m) to the Türnitzer Alps ( No 1830; Bergland between Erlauf and Pielach 1836 to Erlaufboden, Koller- Büchler Alpe 1833 to the Erlaufstausee, then Bürgeralpe 1831)
• In the South: Rasing - Grünaubach - Zellerrain ( 1125 m) - Neuhauser Bach - Estuary in the Ois to the Zeller hats (No. 1813)
• In the southwest Ois ( Ybbs ) to Meier yards (about 655 m) to Dürrenstein (No. 1815)

This includes the Ötscher Massif in this sense

• The main peak, the [ Great ] Oetscher (1893 m above sea level. A. )
• The southwestern side peak little Oetscher ( 1552 m above sea level. A. ) with the lifts of the small skiing area
• The ridge south of Ötschergräben about Iron Lord ( 1409 m above sea level. A. ) for Gemeindealpe ( 1626 m above sea level. A. ), the cable car from Mariazell to the Terzer House
• The rear Tormäuer at the Erlauf at Wienerbruck to the Mariazell Railway in the east
• And the Northern Slope to the Front Tormäuer out with the Nestelberg ( 1057 m above sea level. A. )

In a wider sense to include also Ötscher

• The area Gföhler Almspitze (1110 m above sea level. A. ), Rain floor ( 1296 m above sea level. A. ) with the Oetscher stalactite cave and Polzberg ( 1066 m above sea level. A. ) in Gaming
• And the mountains north of Erlauf up to the Jeßnitzbach and the area around Puchenstube is still part of the nature park, but are generally considered to be Türnitzer Alps. These are especially Hochreith Spitz ( 835 m above sea level. A. ) and Haiger Kogel (855 m above sea level. A. ) above Grafenmühl at the Erlauf in the West, Turmkogel ( 1130 m above sea level. A. ) with the Near Tormäuern as southern flank, and Turmkogel / Brandmäuer ( 1277 m above sea level. A./1246 m above sea level. A. ) to the east.

This includes the Ötscher southeast of the Eisenwurzen, but today is also called as a part of it.

Caves and on the next Oetscher

The best known are Ötscherhöhlen the money hole, the pigeon hole and the Pfannloch directly next or at Rauen comb and about five kilometers northerly from Ötscher Oetscher stalactite cave.

Nature and Tourism

The Tormäuer and Ötschergräben represent a system of canyons that surrounds the mountain range from three sides. In this " Grand Canyon of Lower Austria" flow the tributaries of the main river and even Erlauf - 1500 meters below the summit - to the east, then north and west. Therefore, it is also the eastern ridge of the Ötscher, the Rough Ridge, the steepest (difficulty I).

Lackenhof am Oetscher (810 m ) is considered the most famous resort of the Ötscher country. From the local end of a double - chair lift for Ötscherschutzhaus that something lies at 1410 meters altitude below the Westgrates. Here the main trail to the summit, which is known for its good outlook.