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Klagenfurt
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Location of Klagenfurt in Austria
CountryAustria
State | Carinthia
District | Klagenfurt
Population| 92,404 (2006)
Area | 120.11 km
Population density | 769 /km
Elevation | 446 m
Coordinates| Coordinates:
Postal code| 9010 - 9029, 9051, 9161, 9072
Area code| 0463
Licence plate code| K
Mayor| Harald Scheucher (ÖVP)
Website| www.klagenfurt.at
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Lindwurm fountain in the center of Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, officially known as Klagenfurt am Wörthersee,[1] is the capital of the federal state of Carinthia in Austria. It has a population of over 90,000 people, making it the sixth-largest city in the country. The city is also home to the University of Klagenfurt. The city is unofficially known as Celôvec by Carinthia Slovenian-speaking minority.

Geography

Location

Klagenfurt is located at 446 meters above sea level and covers an area of 120.11 square km. It is on the Wörthersee as the Glan River enters it, not that far from Slovenia and Italy. The town is surrounded by several mountains covered with forests with heights up to 1,000 meters, for example, the Ulrichsberg. To the south of here is the Karawanken mountain range which separates Carinthia from Slovenia and Italy.

Municipal arrangement

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City hall in Klagenfurt´s center, Neuer Platz


Klagenfurt is divided into 15 districts:

  • I-IV Innere Stadt
  • V St. Veiter Vorstadt
  • VI Völkermarkter Vorstadt
  • VII Viktringer Vorstadt
  • VIII Villacher Vorstadt
  • IX Annabichl
  • X St. Peter
  • XI St. Ruprecht
  • XII St. Martin
  • XIII Viktring
  • XIV Wölfnitz
  • XV Hörtendorf
  • XVI Welzenegg
It is further divided into 25 Katastralgemeinden. They are: Klagenfurt, Blasendorf, Ehrenthal, Goritschitzen, Großbuch, Großponfeld, Gurlitsch I, Hallegg, Hörtendorf, Kleinbuch, Lendorf, Marolla, Nagra, Neudorf, St. Martin bei Klagenfurt, St. Peter am Karlsberg, St. Peter bei Ebenthal, Sankt Peter am Bichl (bei Tentschach), St. Ruprecht bei Klagenfurt, Stein, Tentschach, Viktring, Waidmannsdorf, Waltendorf, and Welzenegg.

Climate

Klagenfurt has a typical Continental climate, with some slight fog throughout the autumn and winter. It is not as cold here than in other parts of Austria, due to winds coming from the Karavanke mountains to the south, through the Föhn wind. The average temperature from 1961 and 1990 is 7.1ºC, while the average temperature in 2005 was 9.3ºC.

History

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Former city hall, Alter Platz


Legend has it that Klagenfurt was founded after a brave man killed a dragon ("Lindwurm") in the moors around here. A statue in the town center commemorates this. In reality, it was founded by the Count of Carinthia, Duke Herman, as a stronghold across the commercial routes in the area, it is mentioned for the first time in the late 12th century as Forum Chlagenvurth. That settlement occupied an area who was subject to frequent floods, so in 1246 his son, duke Bernhard von Spanheim founded it again in a more secure position. It received city rights in 1252.

In the following centuries it suffered fires, earthquakes, grasshopper invasions and ravages brought by the Peasants' War. In 1514 a fire destroyed the city almost completely, and Emperor Maximilian I, unable to rebuild it, ceded it to the Regional Parliament. Never before had such a thing happened. This brought a revival and an economical Renaissance for Klagenfurt, with, in particular, the construction of the Neuer Platz (new city centre square) by the Italian architect Domenico de Lalio, and a new line of walls.

In 1809 the French troops under Napoleon destroyed the city walls, leaving only a small stretch now visible. In 1863 the railway connection to St. Veit an der Glan boosted the city economy, turning it into the most important centre of the region. During WWII, the town was bombed 41 times, killing 612 people, completely destroying 443 buildings, and damaging 1,132 others. A plaque now stands over the site where the citizens of Klagenfurt were evacuated.

Klagenfurt became the first city in Austria to adapt pedestrian zones, in 1961. In 1973 Klagenfurt absorbed four adjacent municipalities, increasing its size. Klagenfurt was also a contender for the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Main sights

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Palace of the Regional Parliament
The Old City with its central Alter Platz (Old Square) is also worth seeing. Notable landmarks include
  • Wörthersee, the warmest European Alpine lake
  • the Lindwurm Brunnen (a lindworm fountain)
  • Hochosterwitz Castle, an impressively fortified castle on a high hill that can only be reached by an ascending spiral path which is fortified with a series of gates.
  • Papace of the Regional Parliament.
  • The Baroque Cathedral.
  • The Stadium Klagenfurt Wörthersee
  • Minimundus

Economy

Klagenfurt is the economic centre of Carinthia, with 20% of the industrial companies. In May 2001 there were 63,618 employees in 6,184 companies here. 33 of these companies counted more than 200 employees. The most common economical sectors are light industry and tourism. Klagenfurt has many newspapers, including "Kärntner Krone", "Kärntner Tageszeitung", "Kleine Zeitung", etc.

Transportation

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New administration centre for Carinthia


Klagenfurt has an International Klagenfurt Airport, one of the most important in Austria.

The city is situated at the intersection of the A2 and S37 Freeways. The A2 Freeway leads from Vienna via Graz via Klagenfurt to Villach and further to the state border of Italy. The S37 Freeway leads from Vienna via Bruck an der Mur via Sankt Veit an der Glan to Klagenfurt. Furthermore you can use the Loiblpass turnpike B91 to go to Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, which is only 28 mi (45 km) from Klagenfurt.

Due to the inadequate public transport services in the city, the volume of traffic in Klagenfurt is extremely high (80.000 vehicles compared to a population of 100,000). In the 1960's Klagenfurt was meant to be a car-friendly town, with lots of wide roads and turnpikes. Nowadays traffic jams are very common in the morning and during midday and even though going by car is the fastest way to go from A to B.

Culture

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Arcade yard in the former city hall


It is a popular vacation spot with mountains to both the south and north, numerous parks and a series of 23 castles on its outskirts. In summertime the city is home to the Altstadtzauber (The Magic of the Old City) festival, Ironman Contest and the Ingeborg Bachmann Preis, a prize for German literature.

Also located here are the University of Klagenfurt and Klagenfurt Airport. Among other Austrian educational institutions, there is also the Slovenian non-classical Gymnasium.

In addition to cultural attractions and activities available in and around Klagenfurt, this city has one more important attribute that must be mentioned. Klagenfurt is in a central location to many other great European destinations. In the heart of Europe, Klagenfurt is only a couple of hours from Italy, Slovenia, Vienna, Salzburg, Hungary, and much more. Local residents in Klagenfurt have the luxury of being able to access these culturally diverse regions with relative ease.

Sports

The Austrian Ice-hockey record-champion EC KAC is one of the most famous sports clubs in Austria. The "Eishockey Club Klagenfurter Athletik Club" has won the Austrian Championship 28 times and attracts fans from allover Carinthia.

The 1st League Football clubs FC Kärnten and SK Austria Kärnten are based in Klagenfurt.

Klagenfurt hosts the Start/Finish of the Austrian Ironman Triathlon, 3.8km swim 180km bike 42km run, part of the WTC Ironman series.

One of the FIVB's Beach Volleyball Grand Slams is hosted in Klagenfurt.

In 2008 Klagenfurt will host three games, from the UEFA EURO 2008 Championships, in the newly built Hypo-Arena.

Famous people

  • Ingeborg Bachmann, writer
  • Manfred Bockelmann, artist and photographer
  • Herbert Boeckl, artist
  • Johann Burger der Ältere
  • Erwin Deutsch, scientist
  • Sigisbert Dolinschek, politics
  • Günther Domenig, architect
  • Otto Anton Eder, actor
  • Sabine Egger, skiing sports
  • Felix Ermacora, politics
  • Arnold Gallhuber, journalist
  • Stephanie Graf, athlete
  • Karl-Heinz Grasser, former politics and former secretary of Austria's treasury
  • Egyd Gstättner, writer
  • Hannes Hempel, sports
  • Rupert Henning, actor and author
  • Franz Paul von Herbert, artist
  • Emanuel Alexander Herrmann, politics
  • Sissy Höfferer, actress
  • Gert Jonke, writer
  • Udo Jürgens, musician
  • Dagmar Kalb, author
  • Dieter Kalt, ice hockey player
  • Josef Valentin Kassin, artist
  • Dagmar Koller, singer and actress
  • Thomas Koschat, composer
  • Stefan Koubek, sports
  • Marco Lackner, Jazz musician
  • Stefan Lexa, soccer
  • Egon Matzner, scientist
  • Wolf in der Maur, journalist
  • Penny McLean, singer
  • Günther Mittergradnegger, composer
  • Karlheinz Miklin, professor at the University of Klagenfurt
  • Robert Musil, writer
  • Heinz Nittel, politics
  • Danny Nucci, actor
  • Lothar Peter, sociologist
  • Wolfgang Petritsch, politics
  • Ursula Plassnik, politics and at present secretary of state
  • Oliver Prime, musician
  • Thomas Pöck, ice hockey player
  • Antonia Rados, journalist
  • Roland Rainer, architect
  • Ernst Rauscher von Stainberg, writer
  • Ernst Alexander Rauter, writer
  • Mathias Reichhold, politics
  • Wilhelm Rudnigger, writer
  • Joseph Sablatnig
  • Franz Xaver Altgraf von Salm-Reifferscheidt-Krautheim, cardinal
  • Bernhard von Spanheim, Duke of Carinthia
  • Johann Staber, architect
  • Josef Stefan
  • Maximilian Daublebsky von Sterneck, colonel
  • Bernd Svetnik, artist
  • Peter Truschner, writer
  • Adolf von Tschabuschnigg, writer and politics
  • Hans Uebersberger, historian
  • Johann von Viktring, writer
  • Dietmar Pflegerl, former director of the theater of Klagenfurt

Gallery


View at the Lendkanal in the center of Klagenfurt

The Stadthaus

Klagenfurt War Cemetery

Klagenfurt Cathedral


Education

IBG Ingeborg Bachmann High School

BORG Klagenfurt

Lerchenfeldstraße High School

Mössingerstraße High School

University of Klagenfurt

Twinnings

Klagenfurt is twinned with:

Footnotes

1. ^ Since July 3 2007

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Austria

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Carinthia (German: Kärnten, Slovenian: Koroška) is the southernmost Austrian state or Land; it is chiefly famous for its mountains and lakes.
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University of Klagenfurt was founded in 1970 in Klagenfurt, Austria. It started off as a College of Educational Studies (Hochschule für Bildungswissenschaften). Since October 2004 the official German name is Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt
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Official language of: Slovenia, European Union
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The Glan River is a river in Carinthia, Austria. It rises north of the Wörthersee in the Ossiacher Tauern mountains, then running through Feldkirchen in Kärnten, going northeastwards until it reaches St. Veit an der Glan where it bends sharply towards south.
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