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The Kozjak Mountains ( sl, Kozjak) or Possruck Mountains (german: Poßruck) is a mountain chain in the
Lavanttal or Noric Alps running north of the
Drava along the border between the
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
n state of
Styria and
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
. Its highest peak, the
Klementkogel (1,052 m), lies on the border between Austria and Slovenia.
Topography
The mountain range is bounded in the north by the Saggau valley, in the south by the
Drava or (called the ''Drau'' in Austria) and in the west by the
Radl Pass (Slovene: ), whilst in the east it transitions seamlessly near
Spielfeld
Spielfeld ( Slovene: ''Špilje'') is a former municipality in the district of Leibnitz in Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Straß in Steiermark. It was an Austria-Sloveni ...
and
Leutschach
Leutschach ( Slovene: ''Lučane'') is a former municipality in the district of Leibnitz in Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform
The Styria municipal structural reform (German: ''Steiermärkische Gemeindes ...
into the
Slovene Hills
The Slovene Hills or the Slovenian Hills ( sl, Slovenske gorice, german: Windische Bühel or ) is the largest hilly region of Slovenia, a smaller part is located in the Austrian province of Styria. It is situated in the northeast of the country an ...
(German: ''Windische Bühel'', Slovene: ). In the west the Poßruck is also called the Radlkamm.
The mountains reach their highest point, 1,052 m, in the ''Klementkogel'' (or ''Kapaunerkogel'', Slovene: ''Kapunar'') in the municipality of
Großradl in Austria.
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The main chain of the mountains forms the watershed between the rivers
Mur and
Drau as well as the national border for much of its length. The border generally follows the boundary between the districts of
Leibnitz
Leibnitz (Slovenian: ''Lipnica'') is a city in the Austrian state of Styria and on 1 Jan. 2017 had a population of 12,176. It is located to the south of the city of Graz, between the Mur and Sulm rivers.
The town is the capital of the Leibni ...
and
Marburg
Marburg ( or ) is a university town in the German federal state (''Bundesland'') of Hesse, capital of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district (''Landkreis''). The town area spreads along the valley of the river Lahn and has a population of approxima ...
on the one hand and
Deutschlandsberg
Deutschlandsberg (; sl, Lonč) is a town in Deutschlandsberg (district), Deutschlandsberg district of Styria, Austria. It is located in southern Austria, near the border with Slovenia. It is approximately 35 km from Graz. Popular tourist att ...
and
Windischgraz on the other, that are documented in the map sheets of the current topographic survey. Deviations from this arise from the fact that, in the
survey
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of the border following the
Treaty of Saint-Germain
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in 1919/20, the members of the border demarcation commission sometimes took account of the requests of farmers living on the crest and ensured that their farmsteads were incorporated either into Austria or the
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
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.
Geology
The Possruck is a low mountain range with a complex combination of
crystalline
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,
Palaeozoic and
Tertiary
Tertiary ( ) is a widely used but obsolete term for the geologic period from 66 million to 2.6 million years ago.
The period began with the demise of the non-avian dinosaurs in the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, at the start ...
rocks. Its geology has been extensively researched.
[Artur Winkler-Hermaden: ''Das vortertiäre Grundgebirge im österreichischen Anteil des Poßruckgebirges in Südsteiermark: (Remschniggrücken und Poßruckgebirge nordöstlich von Hl. Geist a.P.)'' Jahrbuch der Geologischen Bundesanstalt. Vol. 83, Vienna, 1933. pages 19-73]
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Transport and tourism
In the area of the mountains, the Radlpass Straße, or B76 federal highway, runs over the border between the Austria's West Styria and Slovenia's Lower Styria
Styria ( sl, Štajerska), also Slovenian Styria (''Slovenska Štajerska'') or Lower Styria (''Spodnja Štajerska''; german: Untersteiermark), is a traditional region in northeastern Slovenia, comprising the southern third of the former Duchy o ...
, crossing over the Radl Pass. In addition several state and local roads, such as that from Langegg in the west to Jurij Jurij is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Jurij Alschitz (born 1947), theatre director, theatre and acting theorist who has lived in Berlin since 1992
*Jurij Brězan (1916–2006), Sorbian writer
*Jurij Cherednikov (born 1964), ...
in the east, from Großwalz to the Kirche zum Heiligen Geist am Osterberg, from Großradl to St. Pankratzen/Sveti Pankraciji, from Oberhaag
Oberhaag ( Slovene: ''Osek'') is a municipality in the district of Leibnitz (district), Leibnitz in the Austrian state of Styria.
Geography
Oberhaag lies in the Saggau valley between Eibiswald and Arnfels. The municipality shares a 5 km borde ...
to Remšnik (Remschnigg), from Arnfels to Kapla
Kapla is a construction set for children and adults. The sets consist only of identical wood planks measuring 11.7 cm x 2.34 cm x 0.78 cm. This 15:3:1 ratio of length:width:thickness is different than the dimensions used for tradi ...
(Kappel) and from Schloßberg to Gradišče (Schlossberg).
Because Slovenia is a member of the Schengen Agreement
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, there have been no border controls since 21 December 2007.
There are three Austrian long-distance footpaths in the mountains:
* South Alpine Way (''Südalpenweg'', Route 03): traverses the length of the Possruck, the route running close to the national border
* North-South Long-Distance Path (''Nord-Süd-Weitwanderweg'', Routhe 05): begins at the Radl Pass, the western end of the mountain chain
* Mariazell Way (''Mariazeller Weg'', Route 06): passes through the area in the vicinity of Eibiswald
Eibiswald ( Slovene: ''Ivnik'') is a municipality in the district of Deutschlandsberg in the Austrian state of Styria
Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast ...
References
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Mountain ranges of the Alps
Mountain ranges of Slovenia
Mountain ranges of Styria
Lavanttal Alps