Granite and Gneiss Plateau

Physical map of Austria: north of the Danube is the Gneiss and Granite Highland outlined in green

The Gneiss and Granite Plateau (German: Granit- und Gneisplateau, also called the Granite and Gneiss Highland (Granit- und Gneishochland), is one of the five major landscapes in Austria. It forms the Mühlviertel and Waldviertel in the states of Upper and Lower Austria. Geologically it is the Austrian part of the Bohemian Massif.

Literature

W. Kilian, F. Müller, F. Starlinger, [Archived 2013-10-31 at Archive.is "Hauptwuchsgebiet 9: Mühl- und Waldviertel"], in Forstliche Bundesversuchsanstalt (in German), Die forstlichen Wuchsgebiete Österreichs. Eine Naturraumgliederung nach waldökologischen Gesichtspunkten, Vienna, pp. 83ff, ISSN 0374-9037, Archived 2013-10-31 at Archive.is
Max H. Fink, Otto Moog, Reinhard Wimmer (2000), [ "Fließgewässer-Naturräume 5: Granit – und Gneishochland"], in Umweltbundesamt (in German), Fließgewässer-Naturräume Österreichs, Monographien Band 128, Wien, pp. 83ff, ISBN 3-85457-558-0,

External links

Archived 2013-01-15 at the Wayback Machine., RockyAustria, Geologische Bundesanstalt Wien

References

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