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Seckau
Seckau () is a Marktgemeinde in the state of Styria, Austria. It is situated near Knittelfeld. It is known for the Benedictine Seckau Abbey, once the seat of the diocese of Graz-Seckau.
Seckau Tauern
mountain range of the Alps
Triebener Tauern Pass
mountain pass in the Niedere Tauern in Styria
Tauern
thumb|300px|Innergschlöss: alm farming in the valley bottom, mountain forests, alpine meadows and glaciers in the High Tauern
The word Tauern () is German and originally meant 'high mountain pass' in the Austrian Central Alps, referring to the many bridleways and passes of the parallel side valleys of the River Salzach that cut into the mountain ranges. From the Middle Ages, when mining reached its heyday, the word Tauern was also used to name the corresponding ranges. The name has survived in many local placenames today.