High Tauern

mountain range on the main chain of the Central Eastern Alps
Place alpine_subsection Q679359
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High Tauern

Summary

High Tauern is an alpine subsection[1]. It draws 43 Wikipedia views per month (alpine_subsection category, ranking #12 of 54).[2]

Key Facts

  • High Tauern is located in Carinthia[3].
  • High Tauern is located in Salzburg[4].
  • High Tauern is located in Tyrol[5].
  • High Tauern is located in South Tyrol[6].
  • High Tauern is in the country of Austria[7].
  • High Tauern is in the country of Italy[8].
  • High Tauern's image is recorded as Hohe Tauern von Nordwest.jpg[9].
  • High Tauern's instance of is recorded as alpine subsection[10].
  • High Tauern's made from material is recorded as gneiss[11].
  • High Tauern's made from material is recorded as crystalline schist[12].
  • High Tauern's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 248954708[13].
  • High Tauern's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85061392[14].
  • High Tauern's part of is recorded as Central Eastern Alps[15].
  • High Tauern's Commons category is recorded as Hohe Tauern[16].
  • High Tauern's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 2129656[17].
  • High Tauern's highest point is recorded as Grossglockner[18].
  • High Tauern's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.16666667, 'lon': 12.5}[19].
  • High Tauern's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04v1wf[20].
  • High Tauern's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge138006[21].
  • High Tauern's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hohe Tauern[22].
  • High Tauern's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[23].
  • High Tauern's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Hohe-Tauern[24].
  • High Tauern's GeoNames ID is recorded as 2775659[25].
  • High Tauern's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+130'}[26].
  • High Tauern's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3798'}[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Austria[7], a sovereign state[28], in Austria[29], founded in 1918[30] and Italy[8], a country[31], in Italy[32], founded in 1946[33]. Located in include Carinthia[3], a federal state of Austria[34], in Austria[35]; Salzburg[4], a federal state of Austria[36], in Austria[37]; Tyrol[5], a federal state of Austria[38], in Austria[39]; and South Tyrol[6], a province of Italy[40], in Italy[41], founded in 1948[42]. High Tauern's part of is recorded as Central Eastern Alps[15].

Physical Characteristics

High Tauern's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1836'}[43]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3798'}[27]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+130'}[26].

Designation and Status

High Tauern's instance of is recorded as alpine subsection[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for High Tauern include Tauern Railway[44], a railway line[45], in Austria[46]; Tauern Railway Tunnel[47], a railway tunnel[48], in Austria[49], founded in 1909[50]; and Hohe Tauern Window[51].

Why It Matters

High Tauern draws 43 Wikipedia views per month (alpine_subsection category, ranking #12 of 54).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

Entities named for it include Tauern Railway[44], a railway line[45], in Austria[46]; Tauern Railway Tunnel[47], a railway tunnel[48], in Austria[49], founded in 1909[50]; and Hohe Tauern Window[51].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [43] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  16. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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