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- Norische Alpen
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Rosennock
Rosennock, in the Gurkthaler Alpen range of the Noric Alps, Austria.
Noric Alps
mountains, Europe
Also known as: Norische Alpen
Noric Alps, segment of the Eastern Alps extending across southern Austria between the Hohe Tauern range and Katschberg Pass (west) and the city of Graz on the Mur River (east). With the Drava River to the south and the upper Mur River to the north, the mountains rise to Eisenhut (8,008 feet [2,441 m]) and consist of several subranges, the highest of which are the Gurkthaler Alpen in the west. Summer resorts and some skiing centres are within the range.
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