Styrian Prealps
{{Short description|Mountain range}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name= Styrian Prealps
| native_name=
| other_name= {{ubl|{{langx|de|Steirisches Randgebirge}}|{{langx|sl|Štajersko Robno hribovje}}|{{langx|hu|Stájer Elő-Alpok}}}}
| etymology=
| photo= Stuhleck.jpg
| photo_caption= The Stuhleck (1,782 m) in winter
| country= {{enum|Austria|Slovenia|Hungary}}
| parent= Alps
| borders_on= {{enum|Northern Styrian Alps|Eastern Tauern Alps|Carinthian-Styrian Alps|Slovenian Prealps}}
| highest= Ameringkogel
| elevation_m= 2184
| coordinates= {{coord|47|04|16|N|14|48|30|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| orogeny=Alpine orogeny
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| map_image= SOIUSA-Alpi Orientali-sezione20.png
| map_caption= Styrian Prealps (section nr.20) within Eastern Alps
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The Styrian Prealps (in German Steirisches Randgebirge, in Slovenian Štajersko Robno hribovje, in Hungarian Stájer Elő-Alpok) is the proposed name for a subdivision of mountains in a new, and as yet unadopted, classification of the Alps, located in Austria and, marginally, in Slovenia and Hungary.
Geography
The whole range is drained by the tributaries of the Danube river.
= SOIUSA classification =
According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the Styrian Prealps are an Alpine section, classified in the following way:{{cite book
| last = Marazzi
| first = Sergio
| authorlink =
| title = Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA
| publisher = Priuli & Verlucca
| series =
| year = 2005
| language = Italian
| page =
| doi =
| isbn = 978-88-8068-273-8
}}
- main part = Eastern Alps
- major sector = Central Eastern Alps
- section = Styrian Prealps
- code = II/A-20
= Subdivision =
The Styrian Prealps are divided into four subsections:
- North-western Styrian Prealps (Stubalpe; Gleinalpe; Western Graz Highlands) - SOIUSA code:II/A-20.I;
- South-western Styrian Prealps (Koralpe; Reinischkögel; Kobansko) - SOIUSA code:II/A-20.II
- Central Styrian Prealps (Fischbach Alps; Eastern Graz Highlands) - SOIUSA code:II/A-20.III;
- Eastern Styrian Prealps (Wechsel-Joglland; Bucklige Welt; Bernstein-Güns; Rosalien-Ödenburg) - SOIUSA code:II/A-20.IV.
Notable summits
File:Steiermark Hochlantsch 050.jpg (1,720 m)]]
Some notable summits of the Styrian Prealps are:
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| Name | metres | feet |
|---|---|---|
| Ameringkogel | 2,184 | 7,164 |
| Großer Speikkogel | 2,140 | 7,019 |
| Stuhleck | 1,782 | 5,845 |
| Wechsel | 1,743 | 5,717 |
| Hochlantsch | 1,720 | 5,642 |
| Košenjak | 1,522 | 4,992 |
References
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{{SOIUSA sections of the Alps}}
Category:Mountain ranges of Slovenia
Category:Mountain ranges of Hungary