Rhaetian Alps

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F The Rhaetian Alps (often Rhaetian - Italian Alpi Retiche ) is a mountain range in the central Alps in the border area of eastern Switzerland to Austria, Liechtenstein and Italy north of the Valtellina ( Addatal ) and east of the Rhine and the rear Bergell.

Named the Rhaetian Alps are by the people of the Reti.

Location

The Rhaetian Alps are a majority in the Swiss canton of Grisons east of Splügenpass. They are prepared by the Engadine in a northern part (highest peak Piz Linard, 3'411 m asl. ) To Liechtenstein and the Austrian provinces of Vorarlberg and Tyrol, and southern (highest peak Piz Bernina, 4049 m above sea level. M. ) separately, which is also in the Italian provinces of Sondrio, South Tyrol ( Bolzano ) and Tyrol.

Classification

At the Rhaetian Alps include the Bernina group, the Albula Alps, Livigno Alps, the Umbrailgruppe, Sesvennagruppe, the Silvretta and Rätikon.

Previously, reckoned we also Plessur Alps to do so.

Under Italian understanding (Alpine division of CAI) Alpi Retiche be located south - ie capture only the aforementioned south - and extend east as far as the Timmelsjoch. You then include the Bernina Livigno group, also located south of the Valtellina Alpi Orobiche, Ortlergruppe with Sobretta and Sesvanna, as well as the Vintschgauer Alps ( Alpi Venoste ).

Landscape

In the southern part is located between the Inn and the Ofen Pass the Swiss National Park.