Its origin is in two small karse lakes on the Lattersteig in the Gurktal Alps, east below the board height (2320 m above sea level). The Gurksee lies at 1970 m above sea level. A., is 0.4 ha and 1.5 m deep; the Torersee lies at 2010 m above sea level. A. and is 0.35 ha in size and 1.2 m deep. Since both lakes freeze to the bottom in winter, there are no fish in them.

The Gurk flows through the sparsely populated Upper Gurktal with the Reichenau and Gnesau levels, the Enge Gurk between the Gnesau district of Gurk (⊙) [3] and Albeck, then turns east through the Middle Gurktal with the market towns of Weitensfeld and Gurk, as well as the Strasbourg, flows through the Krappfeld as the Lower Gurk, where it takes up the Metnitz and the Görtschitz on the left, turns south at Brückl and then enters the Klagenfurt basin, where it takes the Glan on the right, and flows into Stein after 120 km , very winding run, directly in front of the Völkermarkter reservoir in the Drau.

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Miriam mit Bogart

October 25, 2024

The "cucumber jump" is a really cool name. I'm going to head over there now so I can see where our cucumber springs from 😅.

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Location: Albeck, Feldkirchen, Carinthia, Austria

Source of the Gurk

1. Anderle Kreuz Viewpoint – White Cross loop from Hochrindl

2. Lattersteighöhe (2265 m) – White Cross loop from Hochrindl

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