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.

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
Parent range	Granite and Gneiss Highland, Bohemian Massif
Geology
Type of rock	Granite, covered by a marl platform in places

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

External links

• 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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