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Die Alpen: Sehnsuchtsort, Heimatidyll, Naturlandschaft [The Alps: Nostalgic Place, Idyllic Home, Natural Landscape]

Out of Print
By: Detlev Arens(Author)
320 pages, 300 colour photos
Die Alpen: Sehnsuchtsort, Heimatidyll, Naturlandschaft [The Alps: Nostalgic Place, Idyllic Home, Natural Landscape]
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  • Die Alpen: Sehnsuchtsort, Heimatidyll, Naturlandschaft [The Alps: Nostalgic Place, Idyllic Home, Natural Landscape] ISBN: 9783771646790 Hardback Sep 2016 Out of Print #229985
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Language: German

Grandiose backdrop for a stunning biodiversity: circa 30,000 animal and 4,500 plant species occur in the Alps on some 190,800 square kilometers – which is more than half of the surface area of Germany. There are also 15 million inhabitants and more than 400 million guests annually; and theor numbers are increasing.

Whether it was Ötzi, Hannibal, Charlemagne or Napoleon – they all tried to cross the Alps for various reasons long before the big tourist crowds. And the Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, Grossglockner, Dolomites or the north face of the Eiger has let Alpinist from  of Horace-Bénédict de Saussure through to Luis Trenker and Reinhold Messner reach their limits – and beyond.

Whereas the permanent Alpine farmers in former times led a rather meager and arduous existence, nowadays, the "Cabin Fever" pushes most pleasure-seeking urbanites to the pastures. Also, the Alps and Alpine towns have become a not to be underestimated economic factor for the Alpine countries.

Facts and fiction, stories and history, Detlev Arens undertakes a mountain tour of a special kind in this unique natural and cultural landscape.

Summary in German:
Grandiose Kulisse für eine atemberaubende Artenvielfalt: circa 30.000 Tier- und 4500 Pflanzenarten leben in den Alpen auf gut 190 800 Quadratkilometer – das ist mehr als die Hälfte Deutschlands. Hinzu kommen 15 Millionen Bewohner und mehr als 400 Millionen Gäste jährlich; Tendenz steigend.

Ob Ötzi, Hannibal, Karl der Große oder Napoleon – sie alle versuchten lange vor den großen Touristenströmen die Alpen aus den unterschiedlichsten Gründen zu überqueren. Und Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, Großglockner, Dolomiten oder Eiger-Nordwand ließen Alpinsten von Horace-Bénédict de Saussure bis Luis Trenker und Reinhold Messner an ihre Grenzen gehen – und darüber hinaus.

Fristeten die Almbauern in früheren Zeiten ein eher karges und beschwerliches Dasein, treibt der „Hüttenzauber“ heute meist vergnügungssüchtige Großstädter auf die Alm. Längst sind die Alpen und Alpenstädte ein nicht zu unterschätzender Wirtschaftsfaktor für die Alpenländer geworden.

Fakten und Fantastisches, Geschichten und Geschichtliches, Detlev Arens unternimmt eine Bergtour der besonderen Art in diese einzigartige Natur- und Kulturlandschaft.

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Out of Print
By: Detlev Arens(Author)
320 pages, 300 colour photos
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