Turracher Höhe, also
called Turracherhöhe, refers to a village, a pass across the Alps, and a countryside in the Gurktal
Alps in Austria. The village and the Turracher Lake at the pass, which both share the same name, are
separated by the border of the two federal states of Styria and Carinthia. Because of its distance
to early settlement areas and its high location, the region was not settled until relatively late.
In the 17th century, mining was started below the Turracherhöhe. The opening up of the top of the
pass by a paved road did not occur until later. During the 20th century, the region was gradually
developed for tourism. Efforts are being made to maintain the diversity of flora and fauna of the
Turracherhöhe by means of landscape conservation areas and careful and nature-oriented extension of
the tourist facilities.
