Gurksee
Gurksee is a lake in Carinthia, Austria and has an elevation of 2,048 metres. Gurksee is situated nearby to the hamlet Weitental, as well as near the locality Maieralm.Photo: Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in the Gurktal Alps in Carinthia
- Also known as: “Gurkursprung”, “Torer Seen”, and “Torersee”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Torersee and Bretthöhe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Turracher Höhe Pass.
Turracher Höhe Pass
Village
Photo: Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 5 km west of Gurksee.
Gurksee
- Category: lake
- Location: Carinthia, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.91156° or 46° 54′ 42″ northLongitude
13.94527° or 13° 56′ 43″ eastElevation
2,048 metres (6,719 feet)Open location code
8FRMWW6W+J4OpenStreetMap ID
way 236470949OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gurksee” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Weitental and Maieralm.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Torer and Spielriegel.
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