Gurk

Gurk is an market town and former episcopal see in the District of Sankt Veit an der Glan, Carinthia. As of 1 January 2025, Gurk has a population of 1,178.
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  • Type: Locality with 1,250 residents
  • Description: municipality in St. Veit/Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
  • Also known as: “20508”, “Gurk, Carinthia”, and “Krka na Koroškem”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Gurk Cathedral and Freithofer Berg.

Church
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is a Romanesque pillar basilica in Gurk, in the state of Carinthia.

Peak
Photo: Niki.L, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peak.

Wayside shrine
Photo: Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a wayside shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Straßburg.

Town
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is a town in the district of Sankt Veit an der Glan in Carinthia, . is situated 6 km northeast of Gurk.

Gurk

Latitude
46.8562° or 46° 51′ 22″ north
Longitude
14.282° or 14° 16′ 55″ east
Population
1,250
Elevation
976 metres (3,202 feet)
Open location code
8FRPV74J+FR
Geo­Names ID
7871643
Wiki­data ID
Q662048
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Waray—“Gurk” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Գուրկ”
  • Basque: “Gurk”
  • Belarusian: “Гурк”
  • Bulgarian: “Гурк”
  • Catalan: “Gurk”
  • Cebuano: “Gurk (munisipyo)”
  • Cebuano: “Gurk”
  • Chechen: “Гурк”
  • Chinese: “古尔克”
  • Czech: “Gurk”
  • Dutch: “Gurk”
  • Esperanto: “Gurk”
  • Estonian: “Gurk”
  • French: “Gurk”
  • Friulian: “Gurk”
  • German: “Gurk”
  • Hungarian: “Gurk”
  • Irish: “Gurk”
  • Italian: “Gurk”
  • Japanese: “グルク”
  • Kazakh: “Gwrk”
  • Kazakh: “Гурк”
  • Kazakh: “گۋرك”
  • Ladin: “Gurk”
  • Lombard: “Gurk”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gurk”
  • Persian: “گورک کارینتیا”
  • Polish: “Gurk”
  • Portuguese: “Gurk”
  • Russian: “Гурк”
  • Serbian: “Гурк”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Gurk”
  • Slovak: “Gurk”
  • Slovenian: “Krka, Avstrija”
  • Slovenian: “Krka, Koroška”
  • Slovenian: “Krka”
  • Spanish: “Gurk”
  • Swedish: “Gurk”
  • Tatar: “Гурк”
  • Turkish: “Gurk”
  • Ukrainian: “Гурк”
  • Venetian: “Gurk”
  • Vietnamese: “Gurk, Sankt Veit an der Glan”
  • Volapük: “Gurk”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Gurk”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Glanz and Pisweg.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kolbenkopf and Gurktal.

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Worth a closer look: Klagenfurt and Villach.

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