Kozjak Mountains

Poßruck / Kozjak
Poßruck / Kozjak Show map of Austria Poßruck / Kozjak Show map of Slovenia
Highest point
Peak	Styria, Austria; Slovenia
Range coordinates	46°37′02″N 15°28′34″E / 46.61722°N 15.47611°E / 46.61722; 15.47611
Parent range	Lavanttal Alps

The Kozjak Mountains (Slovene: Kozjak) or Possruck Mountains (German: Poßruck) is a mountain chain in the Lavanttal or Noric Alps running north of the Drava along the border between the Austrian state of Styria and Slovenia. Its highest peak, the Klementkogel (1,052 m), lies on the border between Austria and Slovenia.

Topography

The mountain range is bounded in the north by the Saggau valley, in the south by the Drava or (called the Drau in Austria) and in the west by the Radl Pass (Slovene: Radelj), whilst in the east it transitions seamlessly near Spielfeld and Leutschach into the Slovene Hills (German: Windische Bühel, Slovene: Slovenske gorice). In the west the Poßruck is also called the Radlkamm. The mountains reach their highest point, 1,052 m, in the Klementkogel (or Kapaunerkogel, Slovene: Kapunar) in the municipality of Großradl in Austria.

The main chain of the mountains forms the watershed between the rivers

Because Slovenia is a member of the Schengen Agreement, there have been no border controls since 21 December 2007.

There are three Austrian long-distance footpaths in the mountains:

• South Alpine Way (Südalpenweg, Route 03): traverses the length of the Possruck, the route running close to the national border
• North-South Long-Distance Path (Nord-Süd-Weitwanderweg, Routhe 05): begins at the Radl Pass, the western end of the mountain chain
• Mariazell Way (Mariazeller Weg, Route 06): passes through the area in the vicinity of Eibiswald

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