Gurk River
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The Gurk is a river in Carinthia
, Austria
. It is the second longest river in that state after the Drava
.
A northern tributary of the river Drava
, the 120 km long Gurk flows from under Nock Mountains, near the border of Austrian provinces of Styria and Carinthia. Its sources are two small lakes, the Gurksee and the Torersee, are located in two small cirques
. The Gurksee has an elevation 1970 m, has an area of 4,000 m², and is 1.5 m deep; the Torersee lies 2010 m above sea level, has an area of 3,500 m², and is 1.2 m deep. Since both lake are completely frozen in the Winter, they contain no fish.
It flows eastward through the Gurktal valley. Near Straßburg
it turns southwards and flows into the Drava between Klagenfurt
and Völkermarkt
. Its tributaries include the Görtschitz, the Metnitz, and the Glan
.
Carinthia (state)
Carinthia is the southernmost Austrian state or Land. Situated within the Eastern Alps it is chiefly noted for its mountains and lakes.The main language is German. Its regional dialects belong to the Southern Austro-Bavarian group...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. It is the second longest river in that state after the Drava
Drava
Drava or Drave is a river in southern Central Europe, a tributary of the Danube. It sources in Toblach/Dobbiaco, Italy, and flows east through East Tirol and Carinthia in Austria, into Slovenia , and then southeast, passing through Croatia and forming most of the border between Croatia and...
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A northern tributary of the river Drava
Drava
Drava or Drave is a river in southern Central Europe, a tributary of the Danube. It sources in Toblach/Dobbiaco, Italy, and flows east through East Tirol and Carinthia in Austria, into Slovenia , and then southeast, passing through Croatia and forming most of the border between Croatia and...
, the 120 km long Gurk flows from under Nock Mountains, near the border of Austrian provinces of Styria and Carinthia. Its sources are two small lakes, the Gurksee and the Torersee, are located in two small cirques
Cirque (landform)
thumb|250 px|Two cirques with semi-permanent snowpatches in [[Abisko National Park]], [[Sweden]].A cirque or corrie is an amphitheatre-like valley head, formed at the head of a valley glacier by erosion...
. The Gurksee has an elevation 1970 m, has an area of 4,000 m², and is 1.5 m deep; the Torersee lies 2010 m above sea level, has an area of 3,500 m², and is 1.2 m deep. Since both lake are completely frozen in the Winter, they contain no fish.
It flows eastward through the Gurktal valley. Near Straßburg
Straßburg, Austria
Straßburg is a town in the district of Sankt Veit an der Glan in Carinthia, Austria.-Location:The municipality lies in Northern Carinthia in the Gurk Valley among the Nock Mountains and the Gurk.-Municipal arrangement:...
it turns southwards and flows into the Drava between Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt
-Name:Carinthia's eminent linguists Primus Lessiak and Eberhard Kranzmayer assumed that the city's name, which literally translates as "ford of lament" or "ford of complaints", had something to do with the superstitious thought that fateful fairies or demons tend to live around treacherous waters...
and Völkermarkt
Völkermarkt
Völkermarkt is a city of about 11,000 inhabitants in Carinthia, Austria.According to the 2001 census 2.6% of the population are Carinthian Slovenes....
. Its tributaries include the Görtschitz, the Metnitz, and the Glan
Glan (Gurk)
The Glan is a river in Carinthia, Austria, a right tributary of the Gurk.It rises north of the Wörthersee in the Ossiacher Tauern mountains, then running through Feldkirchen, going northeastwards passing Glanegg Castle until it reaches Sankt Veit where it bends sharply towards south...
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