Klagenfurt or Celovec in Slovenian is the capital of the federal state of Carinthia in Austria. It falls within the district of Klagenfurt and stretched up to 120.11 square km in area.
The total population is over 103,000 out of which almost 1,700 belong to Carinthian Slovenes. Located 446 meters above sea level, Klagenfurt has latitudinal and longitudinal coordination of 46°37′ N 14°18′ E.
Geographically, Klagenfurt is surrounded by snow-peaked mountains that are covered by forests called the Ulrichsberg, up to 1,000 meters. To the south lies the Karawanken mountain range, separating Carinthia from Slovenia.
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
These above districts are again subdivided into 25 Katastralgemeinden namely, Klagenfurt, Neudorf, Ehrenthal, Goritschitzen, Blasendorf, Großbuch, Großponfeld, Hortendorf, Gurlitsch I, Hallegg, Kleinbuch, Lendorf, Marolla, Nagra, St. Martin bei Klagenfurt, St. Peter am Karlsberg, Sankt Peter am Bichl, St. Peter bei Ebenthal, St. Ruprecht bei Klagenfurt, Stein, Tentschach, Viktring, Waidmannsdorf, Welzenegg and Waltendorf.
Klagenfurt’s climatic conditions are dominated by the typical Continental type and attributed to frequent fogs throughout the year. It is warmer than other parts of Austria, due to winds coming from the Karavanke Mountains to the south, through the Fohn wind. The average temperature is around 9.3°C, due to the global warming effect.
Do not miss the following sightseeing places of Klagenfurt if visit this part of Austria :
- The Old City of Klagenfurt
- Central Old Square of Alter Platz
- Palace of the Regional Parliament.
- The Lindwurm Brunnen, a lindworm fountain
- The Baroque Cathedral
- Wörthersee, the warmest European Alpine lake
- Hochosterwitz Castle
Klagenfurt is the economical center of the Carinthia region where many industrial companies exist; these companies add to 20% of the country’s share. The sector is composed of light industry and tourism. Klagenfurt has many media and publishing houses such as Karntner Krone, Karntner Tageszeitung, Kleine Zeitung, etc.
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