Glan
The Glan is a river in Carinthia, Austria, a right tributary of the Gurk. It is 64.3 km long. Its drainage basin is 825.2 km2. It rises north of the Wörthersee in the Ossiach Tauern, then running through Feldkirchen, going northeastwards passing the castle Burgruine Glanegg until it reaches Sankt Veit where it bends sharply towards south.
- Spring
- …lies at an elevation of around 400 metres (1,300 feet)
- …is also known as “Quelle der Glan”
- Description: river in Austria
Places of Interest
Highlights include Taubenbühel and Filialkirche hl. Vitus, Ebenfeld.
Pfarrkirche Hl. Martin
Pfarrkirche Hl. Martin is a church, which is situated 3 km east of Glan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Köstenberg and Velden.
Köstenberg
Velden am Wörther See is a market town in Villach-Land District, in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Köstenberg is situated 3½ km west of Glan.
Velden
Velden am Wörther See is a market town in Villach-Land District, in the Austrian state of Carinthia.
Glan
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Latitude
46.65833° or 46° 39′ 30″ north
Longitude
14.05787° or 14° 3′ 28″ east
Open location code
8FRPM355+84
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Venetian—“Glan” goes by many names.
Ríu GlanAsturian
GlanCatalan
GlanCebuano
格蘭河Chinese
GlanDutch
جلانEgyptian Arabic
GlanEstonian
GlanNorwegian
GlanNorwegian Bokmål
GlanPolish
ГланSerbian
Глан (река)Serbian
GlanSerbo-Croatian
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pfarrfriedhof Ebenfeld and Trabeniger Berg.
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Carinthia: Highlights
Learn more about Klagenfurt and Villach.
