Afritzer See is a lake of
Carinthia
Carinthia (german: Kärnten ; sl, Koroška ) is the southernmost States of Austria, Austrian state, in the Eastern Alps, and is noted for its mountains and lakes. The main language is German language, German. Its regional dialects belong to t ...
,
Austria
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.
Geography
The lake is situated in the Gegendtal Valley, running from east to west through the
Nock Mountains
The Nock Mountains (german: Nockberge or ''Nockgebirge'') are the westernmost and highest mountain range of the Gurktal Alps in Austria, spread over parts of the federal states of Carinthia, Salzburg and Styria. Their appearance is characterised b ...
range of the
Gurktal Alps
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. Though the named after the settlement of
Afritz on the eastern shore, the water is located within the municipal area of neighbouring
Feld am See
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. A
drainage divide
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separates it from the neighbouring
Brennsee
Brennsee, also called Feldsee, is a lake in Carinthia, Austria.
Geography
It is situated at 739 metres above the Adriatic (2,425 ft), in the Gegendtal Valley, running from east to west through the Gurktal Alps (Nock Mountains) range. The ...
lake. Several brooks flow into Afritzer See, it empties via Afritzer Bach into the
river near
Villach
Villach (; sl, Beljak; it, Villaco; fur, Vilac) is the seventh-largest city in Austria and the second-largest in the federal state of Carinthia. It is an important traffic junction for southern Austria and the whole Alpe-Adria region. , the po ...
.
It is a popular
bathing lake
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in summer, two public
lido
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s and a camping site are located on the southern shore.
References
External links
Carinthian Institute of Limnology
Lakes of Carinthia (state)
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