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Editorial Reviews - Venedigergruppe From the Publisher Kapitel: Nationalpark Hohe Tauern, Rötspitze, Lasnitzen, Dreiherrnspitze, Großer Geiger, Ignaz Von Kürsinger, Schlieferspitze, Felber Tauern, Mullwitzkogel, Schwarze Wand, Großvenediger, Birnlücke, Johannishütte, Untersulzbachtal, Neue Prager Hütte, Kürsingerhütte, Rainerhorn, Alte Prager Hütte, Birnlückenhütte, Krimmler Achental, Hoher Eichham, Sajathütte, Badener Hütte, Eisseehütte, Reichenberger Hütte, Warnsdorfer Hütte, Bonn-Matreier Hütte, Speikbodenhütte, Wildenkogel, Clarahütte, Seespitze, Plattiger Habach, Defreggerhaus, Donnerstein, Ochsenbug, Kastal, Matreier Tauernhaus, Weißspitze, Säulkopf, Neue Fürther Hütte, Durreck-Gruppe, Nilljochhütte, Essener-Rostocker-Hütte, Virgental, Malhamspitzen, Keeskogel, Virger Nordkette, Kreuzspitze, Gritzer Hörndl, Rauhkopf, Lasörlinggruppe, Rote Säule, Schernerskopf, Großer Moosstock, Maurertal, Gritzer See, Rostocker Eck, Umbaltal, Oberer Saukopf. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Großvenediger is generally considered to be Austria's fourth highest mountain (although it can be up to sixteenth if every subsidiary summit is counted). It is located in the Hohe Tauern National Park on the border of Salzburg and East Tyrol, and is covered by glaciers. The name "Großvenediger" (=big Venetian) is first recorded from a border survey in 1797. The origin is unclear, but is supposed to derive from Italian merchants who came from Venice in the south over the mountains. An alternative theory is that the view from the summit may reach as far as Venice, some 200 km away. In 1828, an expedition of 17 men, including Archduke Johann, failed in their attempt to climb Großvenediger. It wasn't until forty years after the first successful ascent of the Großglockner that a team led by Josef Schwa
