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Drau

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Drau: see Drava Drava or Drave , Ger. Drau, Hung. Dráva, river, c.450 mi (720 km) long, rising in the Carnic Alps, N Italy. It flows generally E through S Austria (where it is called the Drau) and enters Slovenia.
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Drava River

 German Drau

River, south-central Europe. It rises in the Carnic Alps and flows east through Austria, where it forms the Drautal, the longest longitudinal valley of the Alps. Flowing southeast, it passes through Slovenia and forms part of the Croatian-Hungarian border. The Drava is 447 mi (719 km) long and a major tributary of the Danube River. Its valley was the chief passage through which invaders penetrated the Alpine countries.



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The Chamber Singers competed at Eisteddfod after winning a first-place trophy and second-place at the 44th Spittal International Choral Competition in Spittal an der Drau, Austria.
The filth and stench left us gasping for air, yet it was not until the next day, when we reached Spittal an der Drau, high in the Austrian Alps, that we were finally released from our unsanitary confinement.
People from several homes were evacuated near Spittal an der Drau in the southern Carinthia province after a creek caused flooding and mudslides following a thunderstorm.
 
 
 
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