mountain pass
Soelk Pass
The highest surfaced mountain pass in Styria at 1,788 m, a quiet single-track alternative to the busy Tauern crossings linking the Enns and Mur valleys through unspoilt alpine pasture.
34 km · about 40 min drive
Carinthia, Austria · Europe
Metnitz sits on the route: 20 minutes from Sankt Lambrecht, 38km from Nockalm Road.
Metnitz is a town located in Carinthia, Austria. With a population of 515, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Metnitz sits in Austria, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Vienna time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Metnitz to your route.
Metnitz (Slovene: Metnica) is a town in the district of Sankt Veit an der Glan in the Austrian state of Carinthia.
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Metnitz is located in Carinthia, Austria, Europe. The coordinates are 46.9806 latitude, 14.2167 longitude.
Metnitz has a population of approximately 515 people, making it a town in Austria.
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mountain pass
The highest surfaced mountain pass in Styria at 1,788 m, a quiet single-track alternative to the busy Tauern crossings linking the Enns and Mur valleys through unspoilt alpine pasture.
34 km · about 40 min drive
famous road
A 35 km Alpine toll road winding through the gentle Nock Mountains of Carinthia with 52 hairpin bends, crossing the Eisentalhoehe at 2,042 m inside the Nockberge UNESCO biosphere reserve.
38 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The world's tallest wooden observation tower (100 m) spirals above the Wörthersee, reached by a drivable summit road; go up by lift or 441 steps and down Europe's highest indoor slide.
42 km · about 50 min drive
racetrack
Short, fast circuit at Spielberg in the Styrian mountains hosting the Austrian Grand Prix, with big elevation changes, alpine views, and a busy calendar of public track days.
49 km · about 55 min drive
museum
Private museum in the Carinthian village where the very first Porsche 356 sports cars were hand-built in 1948-50, showing rare early Porsches near the original works.
53 km · about 60 min drive
famous road
A 16.5 km panoramic toll road climbing from Villach up the Dobratsch massif to 1,732 m, with sweeping viewpoints over the Julian Alps and the Karawanks along the way.
55 km · about 65 min drive
mountain pass
One of Europe's oldest mountain crossings, this 1,367 m pass between Slovenia and Austria keeps its steep historic cobbled-era road above the modern tunnel: a favourite hairpin climb for drivers and cyclists.
60 km · about 70 min drive
April to October
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