Afritzer See is a lake of

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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 ( 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 by numerous dome ...

range of the

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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 Feld am See is a municipality in the district of Villach-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Geography It is located in the Gegend valley of the Nock Mountains range at the shore of the Brennsee (or ''Feldsee''), between the Mirnock massif in ...

. A

drainage divide A drainage divide, water divide, ridgeline, watershed, water parting or height of land is elevated terrain that separates neighboring drainage basins. On rugged land, the divide lies along topographical ridges, and may be in the form of a single ...

separates it from the neighbouring Brennsee lake. Several brooks flow into Afritzer See, it empties via Afritzer Bach into the

Drava The Drava or Drave (, ; ; ; ; ), historically known as the Dravis or Dravus, is a river in southern Central Europe.

river near

Villach Villach (; ; ; ) 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 population is 61,887. Together wit ...

. It is a popular

bathing lake A bathing lake is a natural or artificial lake that is used for public bathing and swimming. In the water, bathers mostly remain close to the shore and use the area for recreational purposes, such as sport, games and sunbathing. In Europe, becaus ...

in summer, two public

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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 {{Carinthia-geo-stub