Mountain pass in the Gurktal Alps in Carinthia, Austria
Flattnitz Pass (el. 1,400 metres [4,593 ft]) is a high mountain pass in the Austrian Alps .
The pass is located in the state of Carinthia , connecting Glödnitz in the Gurk valley with Stadl on the Mur river, beyond the border with Styria . The pass height comprises a dispersed settlement with a high-altitude sanatorium (Luftkurort ) and an Alpine lake (Flattnitzer See hikers and for cross-country skiers in winter.
St John the Baptist The pass was possibly known in Roman times, it was first mentioned in an 898 deed issued by the Carolingian emperor Arnulf . In 1173 the Gurk bishops had a Romanesque chapel erected, dedicated to St John the Baptist, which was rebuilt as a parish church with an adjacent hospice building about 1330. The bishops used Flattnitz (from Slovene : blato , "moss") as a summer residence. The pass height was devastated by invading Ottoman forces in 1478. In the 17th century, Flattnitz was a mining area for silver, iron ore, and lead.
Climate
Flattnitz pass has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc ) bordering on humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb ).
Climate data for Flattnitz Pass: 1437m (1991−2020 normals)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
12.9
14.3
17.5
20.7
25.0
28.8
27.7
29.5
24.6
19.1
16.6
14.2
29.5
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
−0.2
1.0
4.0
8.2
12.7
16.9
17.6
17.6
13.4
8.6
3.8
0.3
8.7
Daily mean °C (°F)
−4.1
−3.2
−0.2
3.4
7.9
11.7
13.5
13.1
8.9
4.8
0.4
−3.3
4.4
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
−7.9
−8.1
−4.5
−1.3
2.7
6.5
7.7
7.8
4.4
0.7
−3.0
−6.8
−0.2
Record low °C (°F)
−22.6
−25.4
−22.4
−14.2
−5.0
−1.8
−0.6
−3.0
−5.7
−17.1
−16.7
−22.0
−25.4
Average precipitation mm (inches)
32.7
35.8
53.7
78.4
115.0
151.6
155.5
171.2
122.8
112.7
109.9
56.0
1,195.3
Average snowfall cm (inches)
44
58
69
40
9
0
0
0
2
14
51
65
352
Source: Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics [1] [2]
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