Drava river canal

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Photo by: Silvester Krepek, februar 2024

The Drava River originates on the northern side of the Neunerkogel hill (Cima Nove Dobbiaco, 2642 m) on the southern edge of the Toblaško field, southwest of the town of San Candido (German: Innichen). Passing the small town, it flows eastward along the wide, glacially transformed Pustrich Valley, after a few kilometers it enters Austria and continues its journey through East Tyrol to the town of Lienz, where it meets the first major tributary of the Isla on the left. . From here it flows through the valley between the Kreuzeck Mountains in the north and the Ziel Alps in the south, entering a wider valley near Sachsenburg, where it receives the strong left tributary Möll from below Großglockner and turns southeast past Špital.