Glan#
Glan, River, Carinthia, northwestern tributary of the Gurk river; very good water quality in the upper reaches (down to the town of Sankt Veit an der Glan), average flow of 10 m3/sec. The River Glan rises near Lake Ossiach, flows through the picturesque valley of Obere Glan (ancient castles), surrounds the Zollfeld plains, flows through the town of Klagenfurt and the Klagenfurt basin and joins the River Gurk south of Klagenfurt.