Gerlitzen#

Gerlitzen Mountain, Carinthia, alt. 1,909 m, prominent landmark providing a panoramic view, skiing area, to the north-east of Villach, overlooking Lake Ossiach. Single cable ropeway leading from Annenheim to Waldtratte (alt. 1,463 m) and G. cableway from there to the peak; observatory of the Kaerntner Sternfreunde ("friends of stars") association, "Kanzelhoehe" solar observatory of the University of Graz. Access is provided by roads: from Arriach to the peak (Gipfelstrasse road), from Bodensdorf and from Treffen. Mountain refuges: Stifters-Gipfelhaus, Gasthof Pacheiner, Hotel Berger.