The Lavant River flows through the valley, having its source on the Zirbitzkogel in Styria and discharging into the Drau near Lavamünd. It is divided into the Upper Lavant Valley (German: Oberes Lavanttal), which lies north of the Twimberger Graben, and the Lower Lavant Valley (German: Unteres Lavanttal), which is further south. The lower, broader valley nestles between the mountains of the Koralpe and Saualpe. The Upper Lavant Valley lies between the Packalpe and the Seetal Alps.
The Lavant Valley forms the greater part of the administrative district of Wolfsberg.
NameEdit
The valley derives its name from the Lavant River, which flows through it for 64 km (40 mi) from north to south. It has its source in the border region between Styria and Carinthia, on the Styrian mountain of Zirbitzkogel. Near Lavamünd, in the southernmost part of the Lavant Valley, the Lavant empties into the Drau.
ClimateEdit
The climate of the Lavant Valley is relatively dry, with around 800 mm (31 in) of precipitation annually.[4] The valley often suffers from temperature inversion during the winter half year, which brings fog and high levels of pollution in the valley bottom. The land at medium elevations around 800 m (2,600 ft) to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) are thus climatically preferred; they are sunnier and warmer than the terrain of the valley floor.
AgricultureEdit
The growing of maize and the rearing of pigs and chickens are the main forms of agriculture in the valley. In the Lower Lavant Valley and the adjacent Granitz Valley there are many orchards, especially of apples used to make cider and schnapps products. Here there are also several meadow orchards. Another speciality is asparagus. The majority of the Carinthian vineyards, only around 20 ha (49 acres), are located in the Lavant Valley.[citation needed]
Art and cultureEdit
Well-known artistic personalities such as Christine Lavant, Switbert Lobisser, and Gerhart Ellert have done much to promote the culture of the valley. There are regular special exhibitions in the Benedictine monastery of St. Paul, which enhance the extensive art collections.
ReferencesEdit
^Melik, Anton. 1957. Slovenija: geografski opis. Vol. 2. Ljubljana: Slovenska matica, p. 18.
^ abGams, Ivan. 1992. "Labotska dolina." Enciklopedija Slovenije, vol. 6. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, pp. 87–87.
^Grafenauer, Bogo, Lojze Ude, & Maks Veselko. 1946. Koroški zbornik. Ljubljana: Državna Založba Slovenije, p. 9.
^Strunz, Gunnar. 2014. Kärnten: Natur und Kultur zwischen Alpen und Wörthersee. Berlin: Trescher Verlag, p. 26.
External linksEdit
Private collection about the Lavant Valley
The Lavant Valley in the Internet – Municipality of Lavanttal
LiteratureEdit
Bäk, Richard: "Geologie und Landschaftsbild des Kärntner Lavanttales", in: Schatzhaus Kärntens: Landesausstellung St. Paul 1991, 900 Jahre Benediktinerstift, Klagenfurt, 1991, Vol. 2, pp. 309 ff., ISBN3-85378-377-5
Schober, Eduard: Das Lavanttal, Wolfsberg, 1990
Thelian, Werner und Richter, Nicole: Lust auf Lavanttal, Klagenfurt, 2007, ISBN978-3-9502341-0-7
lavanttal, lavant, valley, german, pronunciation, ˈlavantˌtaːl, slovene, labotska, dolina, laboška, dolina, southern, bavarian, lovnthol, lies, alps, southern, austria, eastern, part, state, carinthia, covers, just, under, approximately, people, live, area, ko. The Lavanttal Lavant Valley German pronunciation ˈlavantˌtaːl Slovene Labotska dolina 1 2 or Laboska dolina 2 3 Southern Bavarian Lovnthol lies in the Lavanttal Alps in southern Austria in the eastern part of the state of Carinthia It covers just under 1 000 km2 390 sq mi Approximately 60 000 people live in the area KoralpeSaualpe Contents 1 Geography 2 Name 3 Climate 4 Agriculture 5 Art and culture 6 References 7 External links 8 LiteratureGeography EditThe Lavant River flows through the valley having its source on the Zirbitzkogel in Styria and discharging into the Drau near Lavamund It is divided into the Upper Lavant Valley German Oberes Lavanttal which lies north of the Twimberger Graben and the Lower Lavant Valley German Unteres Lavanttal which is further south The lower broader valley nestles between the mountains of the Koralpe and Saualpe The Upper Lavant Valley lies between the Packalpe and the Seetal Alps The Lavant Valley forms the greater part of the administrative district of Wolfsberg Name EditThe valley derives its name from the Lavant River which flows through it for 64 km 40 mi from north to south It has its source in the border region between Styria and Carinthia on the Styrian mountain of Zirbitzkogel Near Lavamund in the southernmost part of the Lavant Valley the Lavant empties into the Drau Climate EditThe climate of the Lavant Valley is relatively dry with around 800 mm 31 in of precipitation annually 4 The valley often suffers from temperature inversion during the winter half year which brings fog and high levels of pollution in the valley bottom The land at medium elevations around 800 m 2 600 ft to 1 000 m 3 300 ft are thus climatically preferred they are sunnier and warmer than the terrain of the valley floor Agriculture EditThe growing of maize and the rearing of pigs and chickens are the main forms of agriculture in the valley In the Lower Lavant Valley and the adjacent Granitz Valley there are many orchards especially of apples used to make cider and schnapps products Here there are also several meadow orchards Another speciality is asparagus The majority of the Carinthian vineyards only around 20 ha 49 acres are located in the Lavant Valley citation needed Art and culture EditWell known artistic personalities such as Christine Lavant Switbert Lobisser and Gerhart Ellert have done much to promote the culture of the valley There are regular special exhibitions in the Benedictine monastery of St Paul which enhance the extensive art collections References Edit Melik Anton 1957 Slovenija geografski opis Vol 2 Ljubljana Slovenska matica p 18 a b Gams Ivan 1992 Labotska dolina Enciklopedija Slovenije vol 6 Ljubljana Mladinska knjiga pp 87 87 Grafenauer Bogo Lojze Ude amp Maks Veselko 1946 Koroski zbornik Ljubljana Drzavna Zalozba Slovenije p 9 Strunz Gunnar 2014 Karnten Natur und Kultur zwischen Alpen und Worthersee Berlin Trescher Verlag p 26 External links EditOnline publication Das Lavanttal Private collection about the Lavant Valley The Lavant Valley in the Internet Municipality of LavanttalLiterature EditBak Richard Geologie und Landschaftsbild des Karntner Lavanttales in Schatzhaus Karntens Landesausstellung St Paul 1991 900 Jahre Benediktinerstift Klagenfurt 1991 Vol 2 pp 309 ff ISBN 3 85378 377 5 Schober Eduard Das Lavanttal Wolfsberg 1990 Thelian Werner und Richter Nicole Lust auf Lavanttal Klagenfurt 2007 ISBN 978 3 9502341 0 746 50 00 N 14 50 30 E 46 83333 N 14 84167 E 46 83333 14 84167 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lavanttal amp oldid 1154513142, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
