!!!Gurk, Fluss

Gurk, River, Carinthia, northern tributary of the River Drau/Drava; 
very good water quality in the upper section of the river, from the 
source to the village of Altenmarkt. At Gumisch the medium flow rate 
of the River Gurk is 31.4 m%%sup 3/%/sec. It rises in the Gurktal 
Alps, near the Bretthoehe peak (2,320 m) and the Turracher Hoehe 
pass (1,783 m) between western Styria and Carinthia. On its way 
to the River Drau (120 km) the River Gurk crosses the Reichenau 
and Krappfeld plains, the Klagenfurt Basin and flows into the Drau to 
the east of Klagenfurt. Main tributaries: Metnitz (northern) and Glan 
(western tributary). Main towns and villages: Altenmarkt (alt. 
762 m), Gurk (alt. 664 m), Strassburg (alt. 681 m) and 
Treibach-Althofen (alt. 660 m). The Gurk Valley is well-known for 
its many art treasures, particularly in  Gurk (Cathedral) and  
Strassburg.


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