Grossglockner High Alpine Road

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The Grossglockner High Alpine Road is a famous panoramic mountain road in Austria that winds through the High Tauern range, offering dramatic views of the Grossglockner, Austria’s highest peak.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain road
scenic road
tourist attraction
altName Grossglockner High Alpine Road
surface form: Großglockner Hochalpenstraße
climateConditions subject to snow and ice
connects Carinthia
Salzburg
constructionStartDate 1930
country Austria
designedFor motor vehicles
endingPoint Heiligenblut am Großglockner
hasFeature interpretive exhibits
numerous hairpin bends
panoramic viewpoints
hasMuseum Grossglockner High Alpine Road self-linksurface differs
surface form: Grossglockner High Alpine Road museum at Fusch
hasViewpoint Franz-Josefs-Höhe
Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe visitor centre
highestElevation about 2504 metres above sea level
highestPoint Edelweissspitze
historicalPurpose to promote tourism in the Austrian Alps
languageOfAltName German
length about 48 kilometres
locatedIn Austrian Alps
Hohe Tauern
surface form: High Tauern
maintainedBy Großglockner Hochalpenstraßen AG
namedAfter Grossglockner
nearbyPeak Grossglockner
surface form: Grossglockner, highest mountain in Austria
numberOfHairpinBends over 30
offersViewOf Grossglockner
Pasterze Glacier
openingDate 1935
passesNear Fuscher Törl
Heiligenblut
passesOver Alpine passes between Salzburg and Carinthia
passesThrough Hohe Tauern National Park
popularFor cycling
hiking access
motorcycle touring
region Carinthia
surface form: State of Carinthia

State of Salzburg
roadCategory high mountain pass road
roadSurface paved
roadType toll road
seasonalStatus usually open from May to October
startingPoint Bruck an der Großglocknerstraße
touristVisitsPerYear hundreds of thousands of visitors
winterStatus closed in winter due to snow

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Grossglockner nearPass Grossglockner High Alpine Road
Grossglockner isVisibleFrom Grossglockner High Alpine Road
Glockner Group crossedBy Grossglockner High Alpine Road
Grossglockner High Alpine Road hasMuseum Grossglockner High Alpine Road self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Grossglockner High Alpine Road museum at Fusch
Grossglockner High Alpine Road altName Grossglockner High Alpine Road
this entity surface form: Großglockner Hochalpenstraße
Heiligenblut isGatewayTo Grossglockner High Alpine Road
Heiligenblut hasLandmark Grossglockner High Alpine Road
Carinthia contains Grossglockner High Alpine Road
this entity surface form: Grossglockner High Alpine Road (Carinthian section)
Pasterze Glacier nearPass Grossglockner High Alpine Road
Hohe Tauern traversedBy Grossglockner High Alpine Road