Slizza
The Slizza or Gailitz is an Alpine torrent in Italy and Austria, a right tributary of the river Gail. Its drainage basin is 212.5 km2.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Northern Italy
- Also known as: “Gailitz”, “Schlitza”, “Silizza”, and “Torrente Slizza”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Burgruine Straßfried and Arnoldstein railway station.
Burgruine Straßfried
Castle
Photo: Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
Burgruine Straßfried is a castle in Carinthia, Austria. It is located next to the Austrian–Italian border by Arnoldstein in Carinthia. The name of the castle means "Ruins of Castle Straßfried" and draws attention to its location and its earlier strategic importance. Burgruine Straßfried is situated 2½ km southwest of Slizza.
Arnoldstein railway station
Railway station
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Arnoldstein railway station is situated 2½ km southeast of Slizza.
Arnoldstein Abbey
Monastery
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Arnoldstein Abbey was a Benedictine abbey in Arnoldstein in Carinthia, Austria. Its church was dedicated to St George and first mentioned in historical records in 1316 - its choir, tower, west door and a few buttresses can still be seen. Arnoldstein Abbey is situated 3 km southeast of Slizza.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pöckau and Feistritz an der Gail.
Pöckau
Village
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Pöckau is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Slizza.
Feistritz an der Gail
Village
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Feistritz an der Gail, often referred to as simply Feistritz, is a town in the district of Villach-Land in Carinthia in Austria. It is close to the borders with both Italy and Slovenia. Feistritz an der Gail is situated 6 km west of Slizza.
Bad Bleiberg
Town
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Bad Bleiberg is a market town in the district of Villach-Land, in Carinthia, Austria. Originally a mining area, especially for lead, Bad Bleiberg today due to its hot springs is a spa town. Bad Bleiberg is situated 6 km north of Slizza.
Slizza
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Venetian—“Slizza” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Slizza”
- Catalan: “Gailitz”
- Cebuano: “Fiume Silizza”
- Chinese: “斯利扎河”
- Danish: “Gailitz”
- Danish: “Slizza”
- Dutch: “Slizza”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سليزا”
- Estonian: “Slizza”
- French: “Slizza”
- Friulian: “Slize”
- German: “Gailitz”
- German: “Slizza”
- German: “Zilica”
- German: “Ziljica”
- Hungarian: “Gailitz”
- Hungarian: “Slizza”
- Hungarian: “Zilica”
- Hungarian: “Ziljica”
- Irish: “Slizza”
- Italian: “Slizza”
- Macedonian: “Зиљица”
- Macedonian: “Злица”
- Slovenian: “Ziljica”
- Spanish: “Slizza”
- Swedish: “Fiume Silizza”
- Uzbek: “Slizza”
- Venetian: “Fiume Slizza”
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