Sauwald

Sauwald
Mist rising from the Sauwald near Kopfing
Highest point
Peak Haugstein
Elevation 895 m (2,936 ft)
Dimensions
Length 40 km (25 mi)
Area 460 km2 (180 sq mi)
Geography
Upper Austrian regions
State Districts of Schärding, Grieskirchen, Eferding (Innviertel); Upper Austria
Range coordinates 48°30′32.5″N 13°40′12.9″E / 48.509028°N 13.670250°E / 48.509028; 13.670250Coordinates: 48°30′32.5″N 13°40′12.9″E / 48.509028°N 13.670250°E / 48.509028; 13.670250
Parent range Granite and Gneiss Highland, Bohemian Massif
Geology
Type of rock Granite, covered by a marl platform in places

The Sauwald in Upper Austria is the largest part of the Bohemian Massif lying south of the Danube. Its plateau runs from Passau and Schärding on the Inn to Eferding.

Origin of the name: Passau Forest

Folk etymologically the name is believed to have derived from the (formally native) wild boar, but the term is more probably an abbreviation of its old name, Passauer Wald ("Passau Forest"). The whole region was always closely linked to the Bishopric of Passau and the town of Passau.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Sauwald Erdäpfel. Entry No. 85 in the Register der Traditionellen Lebensmittel of the Austrian Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Management.
  • Regionalverband Sauwald
  • Kulturprojekt Sauwald
  • "Karte zur Raumeinheit Sauwald". DORIS (in German). Retrieved 2014-12-01.
  • "Sauwald". Natur und Landschaft in Oberösterreich (in German). Retrieved 2014-12-01.
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