Hohe Tauern window

47°00′N 12°30′E / 47.000°N 12.500°E / 47.000; 12.500

The Tauern Window is a geological structure in the Austrian Central Alps. It is a region where a window (sometimes referred to by the German word: fenster) has been formed by uplift and erosion of the Austroalpine nappes to expose the rocks of the underlying Penninic nappes. The smaller Engadin window in western Austria/Switzerland, the Gargellen window in Vorarlberg and the Rechnitzer window in the Kőszeg Mountains of eastern Austria are all similar in nature and have similar origins.

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