Turracher Höhe#

Turracher Hoehe Pass, 1,783 m, pass in the Gurktal Alps forming the border between Styria and Carinthia; the road from Predlitz (Styria) to Ebene Reichenau (Carinthia) connects the upper Mur Valley with the upper Gurk Valley. The lakes Turrachersee, Schwarzsee and Gruensee are all in the Turracher Hoehe Pass region. Skiing resort, former anthracite mines; iron mines dating from the Middle Ages and a blast furnace, once the most modern in Europe, have been closed down; highest location of a toboggan run in Austria.