Rosalia Mountains
Rosaliengebirge | |
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Schwarzenbach and the most prominent summit of the Sieggrabener Kogel) extending in the east to the Sieggraben Saddle | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Heuberg (Rosalia Chapel) |
Elevation | 748 m above sea level (AA) |
Dimensions | |
Length | 35 km (22 mi) |
Geography | |
State | Lower Austrian / Burgenland border, Austria |
Range coordinates | 47°41′50″N 16°18′26″E / 47.69722°N 16.30722°E |
Parent range | Prealps East of the Mur, Alps |
Geology | |
Type of rock | gneiss, schist; overlain by limestone |
The Rosalia Mountains (German: Rosaliengebirge, Hungarian: Rozália-hegység, Burgenland Croatian: Gorje Rozalija), sometimes called the Rosalie Mountains or Rosalien Mountains, are an outlier of the Alps on the state border between Lower Austria and Burgenland in Austria. The low mountain range runs from north to south and reaches its highest point at the summit of the Heuberg (often also called Rosalia) near Neudörfl, before descending again towards the village of Weppersdorf. They are separated from the Leitha Mountains to the north by the Ödenburg Gate.[1]
From a geological perspective the Rosalia Mountains are part of the
In the east the range is adjoined by the
The following peaks are located in the northern Rosalia:
The northern and southern Rosalia Mountains are separated from one another by the Wulka valley, the Heuberg (highest point of the range near the Rosalia Chapel) and a ridge that runs from the Heuberg via the Auerberg and the Hochwolkersdorf hamlet of Hollerberg to Fernblick.
The following peaks are located in the southern Rosalia:
- Auerberg
- Hartlspitz
- Geißspitz
- Schwarzkogel
- Greimkogel
- Reisnerkogel
- Marriegel
- Sieggrabener Kogel
- Königsbühel
- Schwarzenbach Burgberg
- Roter Riegel
Like the Leitha Mountains, the Rosalia Mountains are made of gneiss, schist and limestone. The ridge is heavily forested. The highest point is the Heuberg with its Rosalia Chapel, which reaches a height of 748 metres. At the top is the ORF transmitter of Heuberg which covers northern Burgenland. On the steep limestone crags at its eastern foot is Forchtenstein Castle. The range is drained by the Wulka, the Leitha and the Schwarzenbach. Part of the range is located within the Rosalia-Kogelberg Nature Park.
The Rosalia Mountains can only be crossed by the road from Mattersburg in Burgenland to Hochwolkersdorf in Lower Austria. In its lateral valleys, favourable conditions have led to extensive orchards and vineyards. A well-known village is the spa of Bad Sauerbrunn at their northern foot.
Literature
- Franz K. Bauer, Rudolph Oberhauser (eds.): Der Geologische Aufbau Österreichs. Geologische Bundesanstalt, Springer-Verlag, Vienna/New York, 2008, ISBN 3-211-81556-2, pp. 326ff.
References
- ^ Shores, Louis. Collier's Encyclopedia, Vol. 21. Crowell-Collier, 1963.