Turnersee

The Turnersee ( Slow: Zablaško Jezero ) is a lake in the municipality of St. Kanzian in the southeast of Carinthia.

Description

The lake is like the Gösselsdorfer on the Rückersdorfer plate. He is the remnant of a glacial lake of about 9 km ². In addition to Lake Turner today 44 ha area of this lake is only the Sablatnigteich get an open water surface.

On the silting areas is wide reed beds and Kalkflachmoore, the latter with Mehlprimel, rosemary willow are (Salix repens subsp. Rosmarinifolia ), fever clover and marsh helleborine. In the lake the lake and pond grow roses.

In the lake ten species of fish, including tench, pike, carp, perch and catfish. It is also home to a crayfish stock. In the swamp areas lapwing, Stonechat and Yellow Wagtail occur.

Around the lake there are seven swimming holes, including two different campsites and some pensions.

Designation

The original name is Sablatnigsee. The term Turnersee prevailed until the 20th century, after the sunny side ÖTB had built a youth camp. About this camp reported the Carinthian Grenzruf 1940: " The Turnerseelager served in the system time in training and orientation of the leader of the Gymnastics Federation on the big goal, which was achieved in 1938 with the return of the Ostmark German Reich. "