Flattnitz Pass
Encyclopedia
Flattnitz Pass is a high mountain pass
in the Austria
n Alps
in the Bundesland of Kärnten (or Carinthia).
It connects the Gurk River
valley with the Mur River valley. On the Styrian side, it leads to Stadl an der Mur
.
A high-altitude sanatorium or Luftkurort is located near the pass.
Mountain pass
A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...
in the Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n Alps
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
in the Bundesland of Kärnten (or Carinthia).
It connects the Gurk River
Gurk River
The Gurk is a river in Carinthia, Austria. It is the second longest river in that state after the Drava.A northern tributary of the river Drava, the 120 km long Gurk flows from under Nock Mountains, near the border of Austrian provinces of Styria and Carinthia. Its sources are two small lakes, the...
valley with the Mur River valley. On the Styrian side, it leads to Stadl an der Mur
Stadl an der Mur
Stadl an der Mur is a municipality in the district of Murau in Styria, Austria....
.
A high-altitude sanatorium or Luftkurort is located near the pass.