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Gauer Valley/Montafon - Rätikon/Vorarlberg from the series Natural Beauties of Austria
The Gauer Valley is a small valley nestled within the world-famous Montafon Valley, forming a unique self-contained habitat. The stamp shows a panorama of the central Rätikon Mountains including the Sulzfluh, the Three Towers, and the Drusenfluh, each roughly 3,000 m high. Also shown is the wide valley in between, the Drusentor, which is one of the passes leading into neighboring Swiss Prättigau. The mountain range was described by geographers as part of the "eastern alpine group of the central Alps" and recorded as "Rhetico mons" on historical maps from 1552 and 1712. Its 40 km crest extends between 2,500 and 3,000 m into the Rhein Valley near Feldkirch and passes through Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. The Gauer Valley starts in the Montafon village of Tschagguns across from Schruns. It then momentarily conceals itself in a gorge away from the passage along with the once-feared Rasafei white water stream. At 1,000 m, with a magnificent view far and wide, lies the widely-scattered mountain settlement of Latschau with its reservoir. The Gauer Valley suddenly opens at an altitude of 1,200 m. The onlooker is captivated by the breathtaking beauty of its pastures, alpine meadows, and forests.
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