Sankt Urban ( sl, Sveti Urban ) is a town in the district of Feldkirchen in the

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Carinthia Carinthia (german: Kärnten ; sl, Koroška ) is the southernmost Austrian state, in the Eastern Alps, and is noted for its mountains and lakes. The main language is German. Its regional dialects belong to the Southern Bavarian group. Carin ...

Geography

Sankt Urban lies in the Gurktal Alps in north-central Carinthia, about northeast of Feldkirchen on St. Urban Lake. The lowest point is at in the Glan valley and the highest at on the Hocheck.

Nature

Dobra Moor

The Dobra moor (also called Jakobi or Freundsamer moor) is located at an altitude of 902 m above sea level. Surrounded by numerous gently rolling hills, such as the Gößeberg, Paulsberg and Illmitzer forest, it boasts a rich plant life which is typical of moors. This bog hosts a rare kind of Nordic Birch, a relic from the ice age which was first discovered in Carinthia in 1922.

Neighboring municipalities

References

Cities and towns in Feldkirchen District {{Carinthia-geo-stub