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The Carnian Alps are a mountain range of the Southern Alps. They lie on the border between Austria (Tyrol, Carinthia) and Italy (South Tyrol, Belluno, Friuli (with the province of Udine)). Historical concept of the 19 Century
The term was coined in the 19th century for a tripartite division of the eastern Alps in Norische Alps Carnian Alps used (A. Carnica) and Julian (Julia A.) or Krainer Alps. These cover the three groups on the following groups of mountains, as it gives the ADF:
Triglav from meets Julia (old: Terglu) up to the Dinaric Alps (Dinarides) - the modern concept of the Julian Alps is still largely
The Carnica along the Drava river to the Sava (old: Sow) - these are the Carnian Alps today (which still does well carnica ridge are called), the Gailtaler Alps, the Karawanken, Steiner Alpen (Kamnike or Savinjske Alps, Save Alps'), and the Pohorje (Pohorje)
Norica and the whole area of the Danube to the river Drava (ie the present-day eastern North and Central Alps, where at the time the western boundary of the Eastern Alps has been seen at the Dreiherrenspitze). This has to do with the modern concept of Noric Alps little more. Carnian ridge
The Carnian ridge forms a very pronounced ridge running from east to west over 100 km between the catchment areas of river Drava, Gail and Tagliamento and are a popular hiking area.
The ridge to the west begins with the striking Held (2,433 m) in the ski resort of Sesto, reached Pfannspitz (2,678 m), Greater Kinigat (2,689 m) and Hochweissstein (Peralba Monte, 2694 m) on several occasions nearly 2,700 meters and the Hohe Warte as the highest peak 2780 m.
The eastern, lower part of the mountain range is crossed by two major passes: Plckenpass and Nassfeldpass.
The Carnian Alps include the Eiskar - embedded in Kellerwandmassiv - the southernmost glacier in Austria.
History "Carnia was" a province of the Roman Empire, the name probably originated in reference to an older Celtic name. The "Carinthia" the Carolingian period was colonized by both Bavaria and Slavs (Slovenes).
During World War I ran the front between Italy and Austria, along the Carnian Alps. The traces of this mountain war are still numerous. In Ktschach-Mauthen there exists a multi-award winning open air museum with installations in Plckenpass area (around the Little Pal) and in 1970 by Walther Schaumann (1923-2004) launched the project of the peace path.About the Author:
More about hiking in Carnic Alps, you can find on Hribi.net web portal.
