Gurk

The Gurk is a river in the state of Carinthia, a left tributary of the . With a length of 156 km it is the longest river that flows entirely within Carinthia.
Wikipedia
Photo: Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: river in Carinthia, tributary to Drava
  • Also known as: “Gurkbach” and “Krka, Avstrija”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Prekowahöhe and Filialkirche hl. Leonhard, Benesirnitz, Albeck.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Naturpuur, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a mountain saddle.

Church
Photo: Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Church
Photo: Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tiffen and Steindorf am Ossiacher See.

Village
Photo: Rollroboter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a cadastral municipality… is situated 9 km southeast of Gurk.

Village
Photo: Kliek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a in the… is situated 9 km south of Gurk.

Town
Photo: Joadl, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
is a town in the state… is situated 9 km southeast of Gurk.

Gurk

Latitude
46.77695° or 46° 46′ 37″ north
Longitude
14.00825° or 14° 0′ 30″ east
Elevation
962 metres (3,156 feet)
Open location code
8FRPQ2G5+Q8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240036628
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2777238
Wiki­data ID
Q695498
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Gurk” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Gurk”
  • Chinese: “古爾克河”
  • Chuvash: “Гурк”
  • Danish: “Gurk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر جورك”
  • Estonian: “Gurk”
  • French: “Gurk”
  • German: “Gurk”
  • Hungarian: “Gurk”
  • Italian: “Gurk”
  • Latvian: “Gurka”
  • Lithuanian: “Gurkas”
  • Macedonian: “Гурк (река)”
  • Macedonian: “Гурк”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gurk”
  • Norwegian: “Gurk”
  • Persian: “رودخانه گورک”
  • Russian: “Гурк”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Gurk”
  • Slovenian: “Krka, Koroška”
  • Slovenian: “Krka”
  • Swedish: “Gurk”
  • Tajik: “Гурк”
  • Tajik: “Дарё гурк”
  • Ukrainian: “Гурк”
  • Uzbek: “Gurk”
  • “Gurk”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Auf der Preggam and Spitzenbichl.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Tiebelquellen and Tiebelquellen.

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Worth a closer look: Klagenfurt and Villach.

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