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17-783: The Lavant River flows through the valley, having its source on the Zirbitzkogel in Styria and discharging into the Drau near Lavamünd . It is divided into the Upper Lavant Valley ( German : Oberes Lavanttal ), which lies north of the Twimberger Graben, and the Lower Lavant Valley ( German : Unteres Lavanttal ), which is further south. The lower, broader valley nestles between the mountains of

34-638: Is a river in the Austrian state of Carinthia , a left tributary of the Drava . It lends its name to the Lavanttal valley as well as to the Lavanttal Alps . The river originates in the small Lake Lavant ( Lavantsee ) at the southern slope of the Zirbitzkogel mountain in Styria , at a height of 2,053 m (6,736 ft). It then runs southeastwards and after 11.2 kilometres (7.0 mi) reaches

51-529: Is an endangered species , native to Bosnia and Croatia. It relies on karst cave systems to spawn . The Mangar or pike barbel ( Luciobarbus esocinus ) is found in Tigris–Euphrates river system , and can grow to 438 lb (198.5 kg) The species scientific name essentially means "pike-like pike-barbel" (after the northern pike, Esox lucius ), though a more literal translation would be "pike-like wolf-barbel". The Crimean barbel ( Barbus tauricus )

68-612: Is found in Burma and India. The Fourbarbel scraper ( Capoeta baliki ) is a related species found in Turkey in Asia . Several small species called barbel including Luciobarbus callensis are found in the Maghreb region of Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. The largest of these, Luciobarbus maghrebensis , is almost the same size as B. barbus . The Ripon barbel ( Labeobarbus altianalis )

85-586: Is found in the African Great Lakes . Labeobarbus bynni bynni is found in the Nile and lakes that have been connected to that river. The sub-species Labeobarbus bynni occidentalis is known as the Niger barb. Occasionally non-cyprinid fish are called barbels such as Austroglanis gilli , or Schilbe mystus , both are catfish . One, Galeichthys feliceps is a marine catfish . Some species of

102-818: Is found in the Salgir River in the Crimean peninsula . Also the Kuban barbel ( Barbus kubanicus ) is found in the upper and middle Kuban River in Russia. The Aral barbel ( Luciobarbus brachycephalus ) is found in Central Asia, and Luicobarbus caspius (the Caspian Barbel ) is found in the Caspian Sea . The Bulatmai barbel ( Luciobarbus capito , formerly Cyprinus capito ) is found in rivers of

119-622: The Barbel zone . A typical adult barbel can range from 25 to 240 cm (9.8 to 94.5 in) in length and weigh between 200 g (7.1 oz) and 200 kg (440 lb), depending on species. The name barbel derived from the Latin barba , meaning beard, a reference to the two pairs of barbels , a longer pair pointing forwards and slightly down positioned, on the side of the mouth. Fish described as barbels by English-speaking people may not be known as barbels in their native language, although

136-901: The Aral and Caspian Sea basins. The Kura barbel (Gokcha or Mtkvari barbel Barbus cyri ) is found in the Kura river in Trans-caucasia and Lake Sevan in Armenia. The Terek barbel ( Barbus ciscaucasicus ) is found in the Kuma River, Russia . The Lizard barbel ( Barbus lacerta ) is found in Syria. The Amur barbel or Barbel steed ( Hemibarbus labeo ) is found in the Amur basin and elsewhere in east and south-east Asia, including south-east Siberia. The bihorned barbel ( Tariqilabeo bicornis )

153-733: The Koralpe and Saualpe . The Upper Lavant Valley lies between the Packalpe and the Seetal Alps . The Lavant Valley forms the greater part of the administrative district of Wolfsberg . The valley derives its name from the Lavant River , which flows through it for 64 km (40 mi) from north to south. It has its source in the border region between Styria and Carinthia, on the Styrian mountain of Zirbitzkogel . Near Lavamünd, in

170-533: The trout zone , while the lowest sections are characterised by barbels . The name Lavant stems from the Pre-Celtic period, meaning "shining river" in Indo-European . Barbel (fish) Barbels are a group of carp -like freshwater fish, almost all of the genus Barbus . They are usually found in gravel and rocky-bottomed moderate-flowing rivers with high dissolved oxygen content, known as

187-786: The European barbel; the Italian barbel ( Barbus plebejus ); the Albanian barbel ( Barbus albanicus ); Barbus thessalus , Barbus tyberinus and the Iberian barbels, ( Luciobarbus bocagei and Luciobarbus comizo ) which are found in Spain and Portugal and are eaten by many European duck species. These both grow larger than B. barbus , up to 37 lb (17 kg) for the Comizo barbel. The Dalmatian barbelgudgeon ( Aulopyge huegelii )

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204-607: The Lavant Valley. Well-known artistic personalities such as Christine Lavant , Switbert Lobisser , and Gerhart Ellert have done much to promote the culture of the valley. There are regular special exhibitions in the Benedictine monastery of St. Paul , which enhance the extensive art collections. 46°50′00″N 14°50′30″E  /  46.83333°N 14.84167°E  / 46.83333; 14.84167 Lavant (river) The Lavant ( Slovene : Labotnica )

221-573: The border with Carinthia. The river flows down the Lavanttal valley with the towns of Bad Sankt Leonhard , Wolfsberg and Sankt Andrä , until it reaches the Drava shortly before the border to Slovenia . Its drainage basin is 968.7 km (374.0 sq mi). The water quality has been affected by large-scale river regulations between the 1930s and 1980s. Most parts of the Lavant belong to

238-452: The northern Black Sea basin, is known simply as the barbel in the and is a popular sport fish, weighing up to 21 lb (9.5 kg). No subspecies of B. barbus are recognised. The Mediterranean barbel ( Barbus meridionalis ) is found in Spain and the south of France. It is a much smaller fish than B. barbus . Other barbel in Europe include Luciobarbus sclateri , sometimes known as

255-593: The root of the word may be similar. For instance, the Mediterranean barbel ( Barbus meridionalis ) is known as barbeau méridional or barbeau truité in France, but also as drogan , durgan , tourgan , turquan and truitat . Barbus barbus , is found throughout northern and eastern Europe, ranging north and east from Great Britain, the Pyrénées and Alps to Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Ukraine and Russia and

272-510: The southernmost part of the Lavant Valley, the Lavant empties into the Drau . The climate of the Lavant Valley is relatively dry, with around 800 mm (31 in) of precipitation annually. The valley often suffers from temperature inversion during the winter half year, which brings fog and high levels of pollution in the valley bottom. The land at medium elevations around 800 m (2,600 ft) to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) are thus climatically preferred; they are sunnier and warmer than

289-523: The terrain of the valley floor. The growing of maize and the rearing of pigs and chickens are the main forms of agriculture in the valley. In the Lower Lavant Valley and the adjacent Granitz Valley there are many orchards, especially of apples used to make cider and schnapps products. Here there are also several meadow orchards . Another speciality is asparagus . The majority of the Carinthian vineyards, only around 20 ha (49 acres), are located in

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