Möll Valley Mölltal
In addition to the numerous lakes, with facilities for bathing, the tourist attractions of Carinthia include the river valleys and the beautiful walking country in the eastern part of the region. From the Grossglockner massif the valley at first runs south and then turns east, to enter the Drau valley at Möllbrücke. At Döllach the Zirknitz valley joins the Möll valley, within a beautiful waterfall and a cave.
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Above Rangersdorf, in the middle of the Möll valley, stands a Gothic church which forms a conspicuous landmark. From Obervellach there is a rewarding climb up Polinik, from which there are far-ranging views. At the foot of the Reisseck group lies the village of Kolbnitz (power station). Finally in Möllbrücke, a summer resort in the Lurnfeld, the church of St Leonard is worth a visit (Late Gothic winged altar; Baroque pulpit and side-altars).
The valley of the Möll, which rises on the Grossglockner and flows into the Drau at Möllbrücke, descends rapidly from the main Alpine chain towards the Klagenfurt basin. As a convenient traffic route it was already of strategic importance in Roman times, and this charmingly beautiful valley is now the approach to the Grossglockner Road and the Tauern railroad tunnel at Mallnitz.
The valley of the Möll, which rises on the Grossglockner and flows into the Drau at Möllbrücke, descends rapidly from the main Alpine chain towards the Klagenfurt basin. As a convenient traffic route it was already of strategic importance in Roman times, and this charmingly beautiful valley is now the approach to the Grossglockner Road and the Tauern railroad tunnel at Mallnitz.
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Döllach
The chief place in the Grosskirchheim district of the Möll Valley is Döllach (1,024m/3,360ft; pop. 1,800), 10km/6mi southeast of Heiligenblut. In the 15th and 16th C. it was a silver and gold mining center, and there is now an interesting local and mining museum in Schloss Grosskirchheim. There are a number of waterfalls near here, including one at the mouth of the Zirknitz valley and the 130m/425ft high Jungfernsprung at Pockhorn, to the north.
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Schober Group - Mountain Tours
Mountain climbs lead from Grosskirchheim in the Möll Valley up the Gradenbach valley to the Adolf-Nossberger-Hütte (4.5 hours; inn) on the Gradensee (2,488m/8,163ft), from which the peaks of the Schober group can be climbed - e.g. by way of the Lienzer Hütte (1,977m/6,487ft) to the summit of the Hochschober (3,240m/10,630ft). The scenic Wangenitzsee (2,508m/8,229ft) can be reached from Grosskirchheim by way of the Wangenitz valley in 4.5 hours. From there it is a three hours' climb to the summit of the Petzeck (3,283m/10,772ft), the highest peak in the Schober group.
