Gurktal Alps
The Gurktal Alps is a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps in Austria which is named after the valley of the Gurk river. The range stretches west to Lake Millstatt and east to Neumarkter Sattel. The highest peak is Eisenhut at 2,441m.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Flattnitzer See and Flattnitz Pass.
Flattnitzer See
Lake
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Flattnitzer See, also known as Hemmasee, is a lake near Flattnitz Pass in the Gurktal Alps. It rests in the municipality of Glödnitz, in Carinthia, Austria. Flattnitzer See is situated 4 km northeast of Gurktal Alps.
Flattnitz Pass
Mountain saddle
Flattnitz Pass is a high mountain pass in the Austrian Alps. The pass is located in the state of Carinthia, connecting Glödnitz in the Gurk valley with Stadl on the Mur river, beyond the border with Styria. Flattnitz Pass is situated 4 km northeast of Gurktal Alps.
Lattersteighöhe
Peak
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Lattersteighöhe is a peak, which is situated 4 km west of Gurktal Alps.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Turracher Höhe Pass.
Turracher Höhe Pass
Village
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Turracher Höhe, also called Turracherhöhe, refers to a village, a pass across the Alps, and a countryside in the Gurktal Alps in Austria. The village and the Turracher Lake at the pass, which both share the same name, are separated by the border of the two federal states of Styria and Carinthia. Turracher Höhe Pass is situated 10 km west of Gurktal Alps.
Gurktal Alps
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 2,045 metres
- Description: mountain range
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: Carinthia, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Venetian—“Gurktal Alps” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Гуркталски Алпи”
- Catalan: “Alps de Gurktal”
- Cebuano: “Gurktaler Alpen”
- Chinese: “古爾克阿爾卑斯山脈”
- Czech: “Gurktalské Alpy”
- Czech: “Nockberge”
- Danish: “Gurktaler Alperne”
- Dutch: “Gurktaler Alpen”
- Dutch: “Nockberge”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جوركتال الالب”
- Estonian: “Gurktali Alpid”
- French: “Alpes de Gurktal”
- German: “Gurktaler Alpen”
- Italian: “Alpi della Gurktal”
- Italian: “Alpi di Gurktal”
- Ladin: “Elpes dl Gurktal”
- Latvian: “Gurktāles Alpi”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gurktal-Alpene”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gurktalalpene”
- Norwegian: “Gurktal-Alpene”
- Norwegian: “Gurktalalpene”
- Polish: “Alpy Gurktalskie”
- Polish: “Nockberge”
- Portuguese: “Alpes de Gurktal”
- Russian: “Гурктальские Альпы”
- Russian: “Нокк”
- Slovak: “Norické Alpy”
- Slovenian: “Gurktalske Alpe”
- Slovenian: “Krške Alpe”
- Spanish: “Alpes de Gurktal”
- Swedish: “Gurktalalperna”
- Swedish: “Gurktaler Alpen”
- Venetian: “Alpe de ła Gurktal”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gray and Flattnitz.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Haidnerhöhe and Kaiser Kogel.
Carinthia: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Klagenfurt, Villach, Wörthersee, and Spittal an der Drau.
Curious Peaks to Discover
Uncover intriguing peaks from every corner of the globe.
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