Geography
The region lies in the Southern Limestone Alps and comprises the valley of the Meža River from the Karawanks mountain range down to the confluence with the Drava at Dravograd. From 1955 to 1994, the Carinthian Region included the municipalities of Črna na Koroškem, Mežica, Prevalje, Ravne na Koroškem and Dravograd. All of these municipalities border on the Austrian state of Carinthia in the north. In 2005, the Carinthia statistical region. It covers an area of about 1,041 square kilometres (402 sq mi) and includes a number of Styrian municipalities around the town of Slovenj Gradec in the Mislinja valley.
The landscape of Carinthia is very diverse, with predominance of hilly and mountainous relief, in the Pleistocene transformed by glaciers. The climate is partially an alpine climate, and partially a transitional continental climate. An important element is temperature inversion. Over two thirds of Carinthia is covered by forest and the percentage is still increasing. The predominant tree species are beech, fir, and spruce. The lower areas have been polluted by lead due to a lead mine. Despite this, Carinthia is home to much game (hare, deer, roe deer) and alpine animal species above the timberline, like at Mount Peca or Mount Raduha. The Drava River is home to many fish.
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