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Rätikon, the Glossary

The Rätikon is a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps, located at the border between Vorarlberg, Liechtenstein and Graubünden.^[1]

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Mountain ranges of Graubünden
Mountain ranges of Switzerland
Mountain ranges of Vorarlberg
Mountains of Liechtenstein
Rhaetian Alps

Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps

The Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps (Alpenvereinseinteilung der Ostalpen, AVE) is a common division of the Eastern Alps into 75 mountain ranges, based on the Moriggl Classification (ME) first published in 1924 by the German and Austrian Alpine Club. Rätikon and Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps are mountain ranges of the Alps.

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Appenzell Alps

The Appenzell Alps (Appenzeller Alpen) are a mountain range in Switzerland on the northern edge of the Alps. Rätikon and Appenzell Alps are mountain ranges of Switzerland and mountain ranges of the Alps.

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Austria

Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps.

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Austrian Alpine Club

The Austrian Alpine Club (Österreichischer Alpenverein) has about 700,000 members in 194 sections and is the largest mountaineering organisation in Austria.

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Bregenz Forest Mountains

The Bregenz Forest Mountains, also the Bregenzerwald Mountains (Bregenzerwaldgebirge), are a range of the Northern Limestone Alps and Eastern Alps, named after the town of Bregenz. Rätikon and Bregenz Forest Mountains are mountain ranges of Vorarlberg and mountain ranges of the Alps.

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Central Eastern Alps

The Central Eastern Alps (Zentralalpen or Zentrale Ostalpen), also referred to as Austrian Central Alps (Österreichische Zentralalpen) or just Central Alps, comprise the main chain of the Eastern Alps in Austria and the adjacent regions of Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Italy and Slovenia. Rätikon and Central Eastern Alps are mountain ranges of Switzerland and mountain ranges of the Alps.

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Cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing whereby skiers traverse snow-covered terrain without use of ski lifts or other assistance.

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Drusenfluh

The Drusenfluh is a mountain in the Rätikon range of the Alps, located on the border between Austria and Switzerland.

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Eastern Alps

The Eastern Alps are usually defined as the area east of a line from Lake Constance and the Alpine Rhine valley, up to the Splügen Pass at the Alpine divide, and down the Liro River to Lake Como in the south. Rätikon and Eastern Alps are mountain ranges of Switzerland and mountain ranges of the Alps.

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Falknis

The Falknis is a mountain in the Rätikon range of the Alps, located on the border between Liechtenstein and Switzerland. Rätikon and Falknis are mountains of Liechtenstein.

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Freeriding (winter sport)

Freeriding is a style of snowboarding or skiing performed on natural, un-groomed terrain, without a set course, goals or rules.

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Friends of Nature

Friends of Nature (international abbreviation: NFI, for German: Naturfreunde International) is a non-profit organisation with a background in the social democratic movement, which aims to make the enjoyment of nature accessible to the wider community by providing appropriate recreational and travel facilities.

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German Alpine Club

The German Alpine Club (Deutscher Alpenverein, DAV for short) is the world's largest climbing association and the eighth-largest sporting association in Germany.

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Glarus Alps

The Glarus Alps (Glarner Alpen) are a mountain range in central Switzerland. Rätikon and Glarus Alps are mountain ranges of Switzerland and mountain ranges of the Alps.

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Glegghorn

The Glegghorn is a mountain of the Rätikon (Swiss Alps), overlooking Maienfeld in the canton of Graubünden.

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Grauspitz

The Grauspitz (Vorder Grauspitze or Vorder Grauspitz on some maps) is a mountain in the Rätikon range of the Alps, located on the border between Liechtenstein and Switzerland. Rätikon and Grauspitz are mountains of Liechtenstein.

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Grisons

The Grisons or Graubünden,Names include.

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Hiking

Hiking is a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside.

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Lechquellen Mountains

The Lechquellen Mountains (Lechquellengebirge) or Lechquellen range is a small mountain group within the Northern Limestone Alps of the Eastern Alps. Rätikon and Lechquellen Mountains are mountain ranges of Vorarlberg and mountain ranges of the Alps.

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Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein, officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a doubly landlocked German-speaking microstate in the Central European Alps, between Austria in the east and north and Switzerland in the west and south.

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Limestone

Limestone (calcium carbonate) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.

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Limestone Alps

The Limestone Alps (Kalkalpen) are sub-mountain range of the Alps in Central Europe. Rätikon and Limestone Alps are mountain ranges of the Alps.

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Madrisa

The Madrisa (or Madrisahorn) is a mountain in the Rätikon mountain range, overlooking Klosters in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

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Montafon

Montafon (in local dialect: "Muntafu") is a 39 km long valley in the westernmost Austrian federal state of Vorarlberg.

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Mountain biking

Mountain biking (MTB) is a sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, usually using specially designed mountain bikes.

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Mountain range

A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground.

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Naafkopf

The Naafkopf is a mountain in the Rätikon range of the Alps, located at the border between Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. Rätikon and Naafkopf are mountains of Liechtenstein.

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Northern Limestone Alps

The Northern Limestone Alps (Nördliche Kalkalpen), also called the Northern Calcareous Alps, are the ranges of the Eastern Alps north of the Central Eastern Alps located in Austria and the adjacent Bavarian lands of southeastern Germany. Rätikon and Northern Limestone Alps are mountain ranges of the Alps.

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Panüelerkopf

The Panüeler Kopf (also called Panüler Kopf, Panüeler Kopf, short Panüeler or Panüler) is a mountain in the Austrian state Vorarlberg.

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Passes of the Silvretta and Rätikon Ranges

The chief passes of the Silvretta and Rhatikon Ranges, from the Fuela Pass to the Reschen Scheideck and the Arlberg Pass, are.

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Plessur Alps

The Plessur Alps are a mountain range in the Alps of eastern Switzerland. Rätikon and Plessur Alps are mountain ranges of Graubünden, mountain ranges of Switzerland, mountain ranges of the Alps and Rhaetian Alps.

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Prättigau

The Prättigau is a geographical region in the cantons of Grisons, Switzerland.

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Raetia

Raetia or Rhaetia was a province of the Roman Empire named after the Rhaetian people.

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Rätschenhorn

The Rätschenhorn (also known as Rätschenflue) is a mountain in the Rätikon range of the Alps, overlooking St. Antönien in the canton of Graubünden.

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Rhaetian people

The Raeti (spelling variants: Rhaeti, Rheti or Rhaetii) were a confederation of Alpine tribes, whose language and culture was related to those of the Etruscans.

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Rhine

--> The Rhine is one of the major European rivers.

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Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the state ruled by the Romans following Octavian's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC, the post-Republican state of ancient Rome.

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Roman province

The Roman provinces (pl.) were the administrative regions of Ancient Rome outside Roman Italy that were controlled by the Romans under the Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire.

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Sassauna

The Sassauna is a mountain in the Rätikon range of the Alps, overlooking Schiers in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

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Schesaplana

The Schesaplana is the highest mountain in the Rätikon mountain range at the border between Vorarlberg, Austria and Graubünden, Switzerland.

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Schijenflue

The Schijenflue is a mountain in the Rätikon range of the Alps, located on the border between Austria and Switzerland.

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Sedimentary rock

Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at Earth's surface, followed by cementation.

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Silvretta Alps

The Silvretta Alps are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps shared by Tirol, Vorarlberg (both in Austria) and Graubünden (Switzerland). Rätikon and Silvretta Alps are mountain ranges of Switzerland, mountain ranges of Vorarlberg, mountain ranges of the Alps and Rhaetian Alps.

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Skiing

Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow for basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport.

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Sulzfluh

The Sulzfluh is a mountain in the Rätikon range of the Alps, located on the border between Austria and Switzerland.

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Swiss Alpine Club

The Swiss Alpine Club (Schweizer Alpen-Club, Club Alpin Suisse, Club Alpino Svizzero, Club Alpin Svizzer) is the largest mountaineering club in Switzerland.

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Swiss Alps

The Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps, represents a major natural feature of the country and is, along with the Swiss Plateau and the Swiss portion of the Jura Mountains, one of its three main physiographic regions. Rätikon and Swiss Alps are mountain ranges of Switzerland and mountain ranges of the Alps.

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Swisstopo

Swisstopo is the official name for the Swiss Federal Office of Topography (in German: Bundesamt für Landestopografie; French: Office fédéral de topographie; Italian: Ufficio federale di topografia; Romansh: Uffizi federal da topografia), Switzerland's national mapping agency.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.

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Verwall Alps

The Verwall Alps or Verwall Group are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps at the border of the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg. Rätikon and Verwall Alps are mountain ranges of Vorarlberg and mountain ranges of the Alps.

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Vilan

The Vilan is a mountain in the Rätikon range of the Alps, located north of Malans in the canton of Graubünden.

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Vorarlberg

Vorarlberg (Vorarlbearg, Voralbärg, or Voraadelbearg) is the westernmost state (Land) of Austria.

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Western Alps

The Western Alps are the western part of the Alpine Range including the southeastern part of France (e.g. Savoie), the whole of Monaco, the northwestern part of Italy (i.e. Piedmont and the Aosta Valley) and the southwestern part of Switzerland (e.g. Valais). Rätikon and western Alps are mountain ranges of Switzerland and mountain ranges of the Alps.

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