Kärnten

State	AT-2 (ISO)
Capital	Klagenfurt
Governor	Jörg Haider (BZÖ)
Area  - Total	Ranked 5th 9,535. Austria is a federal republic made up of nine States, known in German as Länder (singular Land) ISO 3166-2AT is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to the states of Austria. Klagenfurt guildhall 19072006 01jpg|thumb|220px|City hall in Klagenfurt´s center Neuer Platz]] Klagenfurt am Wörthersee ( Slovene: Celovec) is the Capital A Landeshauptmann ( German for "state captain" literally 'country headman' plural Landeshauptleute or Landeshauptmänner as in Styria till 1861 Jörg Haider (January 26 1950 – October 11 2008 was an Austrian politician Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 97 km²
Population  - Total (2006)  - Density	Ranked 6th 559,891 59/km²
The state flag of Kärnten
The state of Kärnten on the map of Austria

Carinthia (German: Kärnten, Slovene: Koroška) is the southernmost Austrian state or Land. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Slovene or Slovenian ( slovenski jezik or slovenščina, not to be confused with Slovenčina) is a South Slavic language Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Austria is a federal republic made up of nine States, known in German as Länder (singular Land) Situated within the Eastern alps it is chiefly famous for its mountains and lakes. Eastern Alps is the name given to the eastern half of the Alps, usually defined as the area east of the Splügen Pass in eastern Switzerland. The people are predominantly German-speaking with a unique (and easily recognizable) Southern Austro-Bavarian dialect. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Southern Austro-Bavarian is a term describing Germanic dialects which are part of the Austro-Bavarian group A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος dialektos) is a variety of a Language that is characteristic of a particular group of A Slovene minority of about 13,000 people according to the national census of 2001 is concentrated in the southeast of the country. Carinthian Slovenes (Koroški Slovenci Kärntner Slowenen are the Slovene-speaking population group in the Austrian State of Carinthia. Unofficial estimates carried out in 1991 put the number to 50,000.

It consists mostly of the Klagenfurt basin and the mountain ranges of Upper Carinthia. The term sedimentary basin is used to refer to any geographical feature exhibiting Subsidence and consequent infilling by sedimentation A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys The Carnic Alps and the Karawanken/ Karavanke make up the border to the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Slovenia. The Carnic Alps (Alpi Carniche are a range of the Southern Limestone Alps in East Tyrol, Carinthia and Friuli ( Province of Udine Karawanken ( German) or Karavanke ( Slovene) is a Mountain range on the border between Slovenia and Austria. Karawanken ( German) or Karavanke ( Slovene) is a Mountain range on the border between Slovenia and Austria. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Friuli-Venezia Giulia ( Friulian: Friûl-Vignesie Julie, Friaul-Julisch Venetien Furlanija - Julijska krajina Friul-Venezsia Jułia is one of the twenty Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west The Hohe Tauern mountain range with mount Großglockner (3 798 m / 12 461 ft) divides it from the northern state of Salzburg. The Hohe Tauern, the highest range of the Alps east of the Brenner Pass, includes the highest mountains in Austria. A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys The Grossglockner (Veliki Klek Großglockner also Glockner) is at 3798  m Above sea level, Austria 's highest Mountain The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Salzburg is a state or Land of Austria with an area of 7154 km² located adjacent to the German border To the east behind the Packsattel mountain pass is the state of Styria (Slovenian: Štajerska). Packsattel (el 1169 m is a high Mountain pass in the Austrian Alps between the Lavant River valley in Carinthia and the In a range of hills or especially of mountains, a pass (also gap, notch, col, saddle, bwlch, Styria (Steiermark is a state or Bundesland, located in the southeast of Austria. The main river is the Drau (Drava), it makes up a continuous valley with East Tyrol to the west. Drava or Drave ( German: Drau; Italian, Croatian, and Slovene: Drava; Hungarian: Dráva East Tyrol, or East Tirol, is an exclave of the Austrian state of Tyrol, sharing no border with North Tyrol, the main part of the state Tributaries to the Drau are the Gurk, the Lavant and the Gail. The Gurk ( Slovene: Krka) is a river in Carinthia, Austria. It is the second longest river in that state after the Drava. The Lavant River (Labotnica is a left tributary of the Drava in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Gail (Zilja is the name of a River in southern Austria. Originating in the Tyrolian municipality of Obertilliach it flows from west to east Carinthia's lakes including Wörther See, Millstätter See, Ossiacher See and Faaker See are a major tourist attraction. The Wörthersee ( Slovene: Vrbsko jezero) is an alpine Lake in the southern Austrian province of Carinthia. Lake Millstatt (Millstätter See sometimes written "Millstättersee" is an alpine Lake in Carinthia, Austria. Lake Ossiach (Ossiacher See Osojsko jezero is a Lake in the Austrian state of Carinthia, situated in the Nock Mountains between the Towns Faaker See or Lake Faak (Faaker See Baško jezero is an alpine Lake in the Austrian state of Carinthia.

The capital is Klagenfurt (Slovenian: Celovec). Klagenfurt guildhall 19072006 01jpg|thumb|220px|City hall in Klagenfurt´s center Neuer Platz]] Klagenfurt am Wörthersee ( Slovene: Celovec) is the Capital The next important town is Villach (Beljak); these two towns are strongly linked economically. Villach (ˈfɪlax Slovenian Beljak) is the second largest city in Carinthia in the south of Austria, at the Drau River ( Slovenian Other towns are Althofen, Bad Sankt Leonhard im Lavanttal, Bleiburg (Pliberk), Feldkirchen (Trg), Ferlach (Borovlje), Friesach (Breže), Gmünd, Hermagor (Šmohor), Radenthein, Sankt Andrä, Sankt Veit an der Glan (Šentvid na Glini), Spittal an der Drau, Straßburg, Völkermarkt (Velikovec), Wolfsberg (Volšperk). Althofen is a town in the district of Sankt Veit an der Glan in Carinthia in Austria. Bad Sankt Leonhard im Lavanttal is a town in the district of Wolfsberg in Carinthia in Austria. Bleiburg (Pliberk is a small Town in the Austrian state of Carinthia, south-east of Klagenfurt, in the district of Völkermarkt, near Feldkirchen in Kärnten (Trg is a town in the Austrian state of Carinthia and the capital of the district of the same name. Ferlach (Borovlje is the southernmost Town in Austria, about 17 km south of the Carinthian capital Klagenfurt. Friesach (Breže is a town in the district Sankt Veit an der Glan, Carinthia, Austria. Gmünd is a Town and municipality in Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria. Hermagor-Pressegger See ( Slovenian: Šmohor-Preseško jezero) is the administrative centre of the Hermagor district in the Austrian state of Radenthein is a town in the district of Spittal an der Drau in Carinthia in Austria. Sankt Andrä is a town in the district of Wolfsberg in Carinthia in Austria Sankt Veit an der Glan ( Slovene: Šentvid ob Glini is a Town in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Spittal an der Drau is located in the western part of the Austrian federal state of Carinthia and the administrative center of the federal state's second largest district Straßburg (ˈʃtʁasbʊʁk is a town in the district of Sankt Veit an der Glan in Carinthia, Austria. Völkermarkt (Velikovec is a City of about 11000 inhabitants in Carinthia, Austria.

Carinthia's main industries are tourism, electronics, engineering, forestry and agriculture. For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel Electronics refers to the flow of charge (moving Electrons through Nonmetal conductors (mainly Semiconductors, whereas electrical Engineering is the Discipline and Profession of applying technical and scientific Knowledge and Forestry is the Art and Science of managing forests tree Plantations and related Natural resources. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture The multinational corporations Philips and Siemens have large operations there. A corporation is a separate legal entity usually used to conduct business Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV ( Royal Philips Electronics Inc.

Carinthia has a continental climate, with hot and moderately wet summers and long harsh winters. Continental climate is a Climate that is characterized by Winter Temperatures cold enough to support a fixed period of Snow cover each Year In recent decades winters have been exceptionally arid. In general terms the Climate of a local or region is said to be arid when it is characterized by a severe lack of available Water, to the extent of hindering The average amount of sunshine hours is the highest in Austria. In autumn and winter temperature inversion often dominates the climate, characterized by air stillness, a dense fog covering the frosty valleys and trapping pollution to form smog, while mild sunny weather is recorded higher up in the foothills and mountains. In meteorology an inversion is a deviation from the normal change of an atmospheric property with altitude Fog is a cloud that is in contact with the ground Stratus clouds are usually the only clouds that touch the ground Smog is a kind of Air pollution; the word "smog" is a Portmanteau of Smoke and Fog.

Contents 1 Name 2 History 3 Administrative divisions 3.1 Statutory cities 3.2 Districts 4 Politics 5 Tourist attractions 6 Notable people 7 See also 8 External links 9 Sources

Name

The name (Carantania) is thought to be Celtic in origin, though two roots have been proposed^[1]:

1. The Celtic languages are descended from Proto-Celtic, or "Common Celtic" a branch of the greater Indo-European Language family. carant, meaning "friend" or "relation" - giving the meaning "land of friends", which may refer to an Illyrian tribe of the Bronze Age. Illyrians has come to refer to a broad ill-defined " Indo-European " group of peoples who inhabited the western Balkans ( Illyria, roughly The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for

2. karanto, meaning "stone, rock". If this is the case, the name shares its root with such others as Karnburg, the Karawanken and similar. Maria Saal (Gospa Sveta is a Market town in the district of Klagenfurt-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Karawanken ( German) or Karavanke ( Slovene) is a Mountain range on the border between Slovenia and Austria.

Carantania is also related to the old Slovenian Korotan, from which the modern name Koroška arose.

History

See also: Carantania

See also: March of Carinthia

See also: Duchy of Carinthia

In 745 the former Slavic principality of Carantania became a margraviate of the Frankish Empire. Carantania, also known as Carentania (Karantanija Karantanien in old Slovene Onomastics Korotan) was a Slavic Principality The March of Carinthia was a frontier district (march of the Carolingian Empire created in 889 The Duchy of Carinthia (Herzogtum Kärnten Vojvodina Koroška was a Duchy located in southern Austria and parts of northern Slovenia. A principality (or princedom) is a monarchical feudatory or Sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a monarch with the title of Prince Carantania, also known as Carentania (Karantanija Karantanien in old Slovene Onomastics Korotan) was a Slavic Principality Margrave (marchio is the English and French form (recorded since 1551 of the German Title Markgraf (from Mark " Francia or Frankia, later also called the Frankish Empire (imperium Francorum Frankish Kingdom (Latin regnum Francorum, "Kingdom of the The March of Carinthia was created in 889 by Carloman, king of Bavaria and given to his son Arnulf of Carinthia. The March of Carinthia was a frontier district (march of the Carolingian Empire created in 889 Arnulf of Carinthia (Arnulf von Kärnten Arnulf Koroški 850 &ndash December 8 899) was the Carolingian King of East Francia from 887 In 976 Emperor Otto II separated it from Bavaria and made it an independent duchy within the Holy Roman Empire. The history of Bavaria stretches from its earliest settlement and its formation as a stem duchy in the 6th century through its inclusion in the Holy Roman Empires A duchy is a territory fief, or domain ruled by a Duke or Duchess. The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in After the death of duke Henry VI in 1335 it was given to Otto IV of Habsburg and was ruled by the Habsburg dynasty until 1918. Henry VI of Carinthia (circa 1265 – 2 April, 1335) was Count of Tyrol and Duke of Carinthia and Carniola from Otto IV the Merry ( July 23, 1301 - February 17, 1339) was a Duke of Austria and the youngest son of Albert I of Germany When the Holy Roman Empire was dissolved in 1806, Carinthia became a constituent land of the Austrian Empire and a crown land of Austria-Hungary in 1867. For the history of these states before 1804 see Holy Roman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy, and articles on each of the component countries. Crown land is a designated area belonging to The Crown, the equivalent of an entailed estate that passed with the Monarchy and could not be

After the end of the First World War southern Carinthia was occupied by troops of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia) under colonel Rudolf Maister leading to clashes of arms and violent fights. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croato-Slovene ie Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene: Kraljevina Jugoslavija See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian Rudolf Maister Vojanov ( March 29 1874 &ndash July 26 1934) was a Slovene military officer and political activist The Carinthian Plebiscite on October 10, 1920 determined the lines of division between what is today the Austrian state of Carinthia and the informal province of Carinthia (Koroška) within Slovenia. The Carinthian Plebiscite ( German: Kärntner Volksabstimmung, Slovene: Koroški plebiscit) on October 10, 1920 determined Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Koroška ( Slovene for Carinthia) is both a historical and a statistical region in the north of Slovenia. Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west The town of Tarvisio (German: Tarvis, Slovenian: Trbiž) with the Canal Valley became a part of the Italian province of Udine. Tarvisio ( German and Friulian: Tarvis, Slovenian: Trbiž) is a town in Italy located in the northeastern part of the region In Italy, a Province (in Italian provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between Municipality ( Comune The Province of Udine (It Provincia di Udine, Friulian Provincie di Udin) is a province in the autonomous Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Originally an agrarian state, Carinthia in the 1920s made some efforts to build up a touristic infrastructure like the Grossglockner High Alpine Road and the Klagenfurt Airport as well as the opening up of the Alps attended by the Austrian Alpine Club. The Grossglockner High Alpine Road (in German Großglockner-Hochalpenstraße) is a panoramic road in Austria in the state of Salzburg. Klagenfurt Airport is a small international airport in the state of Carinthia, Austria. Österreichischer Alpenverein is the Austrian Alpine Club and with 308000 members in 197 sections the largest mountaineering club in Austria. However it was hit hard by the Great Depression around 1930 driving the political system in Austria more and more towards extremism. A political system is a System of Politics and Government. It is usually compared to the Law system, Economic system, Cultural Extremism is a term used to describe the actions or ideologies of individuals or groups outside the perceived political center of a society or otherwise claimed to violate This phenomenon culminated in the years of the Austrofascism and the 1938 annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany (Anschluss). Austrofascism (Austrofaschismus is a term which is frequently used by historians to describe the authoritarian rule installed in Austria between 1934 and 1938 Annexation ( Latin ad, to and nexus, joining is the legal incorporation of some territory into another geo-political entity (either adjacent or non-contiguous Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers The ( German: "link-up" also known as the, was the 1938 Annexation of Austria into Greater Germany by the Nazi At the same time the Nazi party took power everywhere in Carinthia, which became together with East Tyrol a Reichsgau and Nazi leaders like Franz Kutschera, Hubert Klausner and Friedrich Rainer held the office of a Gauleiter. East Tyrol, or East Tirol, is an exclave of the Austrian state of Tyrol, sharing no border with North Tyrol, the main part of the state A Reichsgau (plural Reichsgaue) was an administrative sub-division created in a number of the areas annexed to Nazi Germany between 1938 and Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Franz Kutschera ( 22 February 1904 in Oberwaltersdorf in Lower Austria &ndash 1 February 1944 in Warsaw Hubert Klausner (born 1 November 1892 in Raibl (today Cave del Predil near Tarvisio in the Val Canale died 12 February 1939 in Friedrich Rainer ( July 28 1903 in Sankt Veit an der Glan &ndash July 19 1947 ( date unconfirmed) in Ljubljana A Gauleiter was the party leader of a regional branch of the NSDAP (more commonly known as the Nazi Party) or the head of a Gau or of a

In World War II the cities of Klagenfurt and Villach suffered from air raids, however the Allied forces did not reach Carinthia before May 8, 1945. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Klagenfurt guildhall 19072006 01jpg|thumb|220px|City hall in Klagenfurt´s center Neuer Platz]] Klagenfurt am Wörthersee ( Slovene: Celovec) is the Capital Villach (ˈfɪlax Slovenian Beljak) is the second largest city in Carinthia in the south of Austria, at the Drau River ( Slovenian Strategic bombing during World War II was greater in scale than any wartime attack the world had previously witnessed The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis powers during the Second World War. Victory in Europe Day ( V-E Day or VE Day) was May 7 and May 8, 1945, the dates when the World War II Allies Toward the end ofthe war, Gauleiter Rainer tried to implement a plan for Carinthia to become a part of the projected Nazi National Redoubt (Alpenfestung); these efforts failed and the forces under Reiner's control surrendered to the forces of the British Army. A national redoubt is a general term for an area to which the (remnant forces of a nation can be withdrawn if the main battle has been lost—or even beforehand if defeat is considered The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. Subsequent attempts of Yugoslavian troops to occupy parts of Carinthia were rejected by the British forces with the consent of the Soviet Union. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991

Carinthia, East Tyrol and Styria then formed the UK occupation zone of Allied-administered Austria. In 1938 the First Austrian Republic had become part of Nazi Germany through an enforced annexation the Anschluss. The Allied occupation ended in 1955 by the Austrian State Treaty, which restored Austria's sovereignty. The Austrian State Treaty (Österreichischer Staatsvertrag or Austrian Independence Treaty re-established Austria as a sovereign state The relation between the German- and the Slovene-speaking Carinthians remained slightly problematic.

Administrative divisions

The state is divided into eight districts (Bezirke), and two statutory cities (Statutarstädte). Austria is divided into 84 political districts ( Politische Bezirke ' and 15 Statutarstädte which form their own districts A Statutory city ( Statutarstadt in Austria, or Statutární město in Czech Republic) is a city with its own municipal Law There are 132 municipalities, of which 17 are towns and 40 are market towns (Marktgemeinden). A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan Market town or market right is a legal term originating in the Medieval period for a European settlement that has the right to hold Markets

Statutory cities

• Klagenfurt (licence plate code: K)
• Villach (VI)

Districts

• Spittal an der Drau (SP)
• Hermagor (HE)
• Villach-Land (VL)
• Feldkirchen (FE)
• St. Veit an der Glan (SV)
• Klagenfurt-Land (KL)
• Völkermarkt (VK)
• Wolfsberg (WO)

Politics

The parliament Kärntner Landtag is a unicameral legislature, which also elects the sub-federal governor, called Landeshauptmann. Klagenfurt guildhall 19072006 01jpg|thumb|220px|City hall in Klagenfurt´s center Neuer Platz]] Klagenfurt am Wörthersee ( Slovene: Celovec) is the Capital Austrian car number plates are License plates found on Austrian cars Villach (ˈfɪlax Slovenian Beljak) is the second largest city in Carinthia in the south of Austria, at the Drau River ( Slovenian The Bezirk Spittal an der Drau is an administrative district ( Bezirk) in Carinthia, Austria. The Bezirk Hermagor is an administrative district ( Bezirk) in Bezirk Villach-Land is a district of the state of Carinthia Bezirk Feldkirchen is a district of the state of Carinthia Communities The district is divided into 20 municipalities of which 4 are towns and 9 are Market towns Towns Althofen (4732 Bezirk Klagenfurt-Land is a district of the state of Carinthia Municipalities Völkermarkt is divided into 13 municipalities of which 2 are towns and 3 Market towns Towns Bleiburg ( Slov TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A  parliament is a Legislature, especially in those Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or Parliamentary chamber A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government A Landeshauptmann ( German for "state captain" literally 'country headman' plural Landeshauptleute or Landeshauptmänner as in Styria till 1861 The other members of the cabinet are elected under a system of proportional representation based on the number of delegates of the political parties in the Landtag. A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of Government, typically representing the executive branch. Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation or PR is a category of electoral formula aiming at a close match between the percentage of votes The results of the 2004 elections were 42,5%/16 seats for the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), 38,4%/14 seats for the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ), 11,6%/4 seats for the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and 6,7%/2 seats for the Greens. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Freedom Party of Austria ( Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs, FPÖ is a political party in Austria. The Social Democratic Party of Austria ( German: Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs, or SPÖ) is one of the oldest parties in Austria. The Austrian People's Party ( German: Österreichische Volkspartei, or ÖVP) is an Austrian Political party. The Greens – The Green Alternative (Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative or Die Grünen, also translated as Austrian Green Party) is a Political party The plurality of the national-liberal FPÖ is unique among all Austrian states, while the results of the conservative-clerical ÖVP are remarkably weak. National liberalism is a variant of liberalism combining Nationalism with some liberal policies especially regarding Economic liberalism Six political parties are represented in the legislative assemblies of the nine Austrian states Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined Clericalism is the application of the formal church-based leadership or opinion of ordained clergy in matters of either the church or broader political and sociocultural import In April 2005 the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) emerged from the FPÖ and all FPÖ-MPs - except one - turned to the BZÖ. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Alliance for the Future of Austria ( Bündnis Zukunft Österreich, BZÖ is a right-wing political party in Austria led until his death on A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament.

One of the BZÖ founders was the current Landeshauptmann and long-time FPÖ-leader Jörg Haider. Jörg Haider (January 26 1950 – October 11 2008 was an Austrian politician Haider is a rather controversial figure, who was elected as the Carinthian governor in 1989 but had to resign two years later after remarks about a "proper employment policy" of the Third Reich in a parliamentary debate. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Nevertheless he has been elected again as Landeshauptmann in 1999 and in 2004, this time even with consent of the SPÖ and ÖVP representatives. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Haider is also reproached with notorious contempt for the Carinthian Slovenes minority rights guaranteed by the Constitution of Austria. Carinthian Slovenes (Koroški Slovenci Kärntner Slowenen are the Slovene-speaking population group in the Austrian State of Carinthia. The Constitution of Austria ( Österreichische Bundesverfassung) is the body of all constitutional law of the Republic of Austria on the federal level.

Tourist attractions

Major tourist attractions are the cities Klagenfurt and Villach, St. Paul's Abbey in the Lavanttal, the lakes Wörthersee, Ossiacher See, Faaker See and Millstätter See, ski resorts like Nassfeld/Hermagor, Gerlitzen, Bad Kleinkirchheim and Heiligenblut as well as the Gurk Cathedral, Hochosterwitz castle, the Großglockner as Austria's highest mountain and the Nockberge region for all kind of alpine sports and mountaineering. Klagenfurt guildhall 19072006 01jpg|thumb|220px|City hall in Klagenfurt´s center Neuer Platz]] Klagenfurt am Wörthersee ( Slovene: Celovec) is the Capital Villach (ˈfɪlax Slovenian Beljak) is the second largest city in Carinthia in the south of Austria, at the Drau River ( Slovenian St Paul's Abbey in the Lavanttal ( Stift Sankt Paul) is a Benedictine monastery in the village of Sankt Paul im Lavanttal in the Austrian state The Wörthersee ( Slovene: Vrbsko jezero) is an alpine Lake in the southern Austrian province of Carinthia. Lake Ossiach (Ossiacher See Osojsko jezero is a Lake in the Austrian state of Carinthia, situated in the Nock Mountains between the Towns Faaker See or Lake Faak (Faaker See Baško jezero is an alpine Lake in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Lake Millstatt (Millstätter See sometimes written "Millstättersee" is an alpine Lake in Carinthia, Austria. Nassfeld or Naßfeld Is a ski-resort in Austrian, Carinthia (state, district Hermagor. The Bezirk Hermagor is an administrative district ( Bezirk) in Bad Kleinkirchheim is a municipality in the District Spittal an der Drau in Carinthia / Austria. Heiligenblut (meaning holy blood) is a Municipality in the district of Spittal an der Drau in the Austrian state of Carinthia Gurk Cathedral (Dom zu Gurk Krška stolnica is an Austrian Basilica in Gurk (Krka Carinthia, that was built in the high romanesque Hochosterwitz Castle (also known as Burg Hochosterwitz) is considered to be one of Austria 's most impressive Medieval Castles It is situated The Grossglockner (Veliki Klek Großglockner also Glockner) is at 3798  m Above sea level, Austria 's highest Mountain “Alpinist” redirects here See also Alpinist (magazine Mountaineering is the Sport, Hobby or Profession of

Notable people

• Ingeborg Bachmann, author, born June 25, 1926 in Klagenfurt, died October 17, 1973 in Rome
• Günther Domenig, architect, born July 6, 1934 in Klagenfurt
• Felix Ermacora, legal academic, born October 13, 1923 in Klagenfurt, died February 24, 1995 in Vienna
• Janko Ferk, author, born December 11, 1958 in Sankt Kanzian am Klopeiner See
• Karl-Heinz Grasser, politician, born January 2, 1969 in Klagenfurt
• Peter Handke, author, born December 6, 1942 in Griffen
• Heinrich Harrer, mountaineer, born July 6, 1912 in Obergossen, Hüttenberg, died January 7, 2006 in Friesach
• Gert Jonke, playwright, born February 8, 1946 in Klagenfurt
• Udo Jürgens, singer, born September 30, 1934 in Klagenfurt
• Franz Klammer, alpine skier, born December 3, 1953 in Mooswald, Fresach
• Josef Klaus, politician, born August 15, 1910 in Kötschach-Mauthen, died July 25, 2001 in Vienna
• Kiki Kogelnik, painter, born January 22, 1935 in Bleiburg, died February 1, 1997 in Vienna
• Dagmar Koller, singer, born August 26, 1939 in Klagenfurt
• Peter Löscher, manager, born September 17, 1957 in Villach
• Robert Musil, author, born November 6, 1880 in Klagenfurt, died April 15, 1942 in Geneva
• Wolfgang Petritsch, diplomat, born August 26, 1947 in Klagenfurt
• Ursula Plassnik, politician, born May 23, 1956 in Klagenfurt
• Wolfgang Puck, celebrity chef, born July 8, 1949 in Sankt Veit an der Glan
• Erik Schinegger, intersexed alpine skier, born June 19, 1948 in Agsdorf, Sankt Urban
• Joseph Stefan, physicist, born March 24, 1835 in Ebenthal, died January 7, 1893 in Vienna
• Peter Turrini, playwright, born September 26, 1944 in St. Ingeborg Bachmann ( June 25, 1926 - October 17, 1973) was an Austrian Poet and Author An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Klagenfurt guildhall 19072006 01jpg|thumb|220px|City hall in Klagenfurt´s center Neuer Platz]] Klagenfurt am Wörthersee ( Slovene: Celovec) is the Capital Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Günther Domenig (born 6 July 1934 in Klagenfurt) is an Austrian Architect. An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Klagenfurt guildhall 19072006 01jpg|thumb|220px|City hall in Klagenfurt´s center Neuer Platz]] Klagenfurt am Wörthersee ( Slovene: Celovec) is the Capital Felix Ermacora ( October 13, 1923 &ndash February 24, 1995) was the leading Human rights expert of Austria. Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Klagenfurt guildhall 19072006 01jpg|thumb|220px|City hall in Klagenfurt´s center Neuer Platz]] Klagenfurt am Wörthersee ( Slovene: Celovec) is the Capital Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Janko Ferk (born December 11 1958) is an Austrian Judge, Author and Translator. An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sankt Kanzian am Klopeiner See ( Slovene: Škocjan v Podjuni) is a municipality in the district of Völkermarkt in Carinthia in Austria Karl-Heinz Grasser (born January 2, 1969) was an Austrian politician who held the office of Austrian Minister of Finance from February 2000 to A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Klagenfurt guildhall 19072006 01jpg|thumb|220px|City hall in Klagenfurt´s center Neuer Platz]] Klagenfurt am Wörthersee ( Slovene: Celovec) is the Capital Peter Handke (born 6 December 1942, in Griffen Austria) is an Avant-garde Austrian Novelist and Playwright An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Griffen ( Slovene: Grebinj) is a town in the district of Völkermarkt in Carinthia in Austria, home to the Griffen Abbey Heinrich Harrer ( July 6, 1912 – January 7, 2006) was an Austrian mountaineer sportsman Geographer “Alpinist” redirects here See also Alpinist (magazine Mountaineering is the Sport, Hobby or Profession of Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Hüttenberg is a town in the district of Sankt Veit an der Glan in Carinthia in Austria. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Friesach (Breže is a town in the district Sankt Veit an der Glan, Carinthia, Austria. Gert Jonke (born February 8, 1946) is an Austrian Poet and Playwright. A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or Drama. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Klagenfurt guildhall 19072006 01jpg|thumb|220px|City hall in Klagenfurt´s center Neuer Platz]] Klagenfurt am Wörthersee ( Slovene: Celovec) is the Capital Udo Jürgens (born 30 September 1934 as Udo Jürgen Bockelmann) is an Austrian composer and singer of popular music whose career spans over fifty years Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Klagenfurt guildhall 19072006 01jpg|thumb|220px|City hall in Klagenfurt´s center Neuer Platz]] Klagenfurt am Wörthersee ( Slovene: Celovec) is the Capital Franz Klammer (born December 3, 1953) is a former alpine ski racer from Austria who overwhelmingly dominated the Downhill event for Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and Sport involving sliding down Snow -covered hills with long Skis attached Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fresach ( Slovene: Brežnje is a Town in the District of Villach-Land in Carinthia in Austria. Josef Klaus ( August 15 1910, Kötschach-Mauthen, Carinthia - July 26 2001, Vienna) was an Austrian A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Kötschach-Mauthen is a municipality in the district of Hermagor in Carinthia in Austria. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Kiki Kogelnik ( 1935 - February 1 1997) was an Austrian-American painter and printmaker prominent in the in the European avant-garde and in the Pop Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bleiburg (Pliberk is a small Town in the Austrian state of Carinthia, south-east of Klagenfurt, in the district of Völkermarkt, near Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Dagmar Koller (born August 26, 1939) is an Austrian Actress and Singer. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Klagenfurt guildhall 19072006 01jpg|thumb|220px|City hall in Klagenfurt´s center Neuer Platz]] Klagenfurt am Wörthersee ( Slovene: Celovec) is the Capital Peter Löscher (born September 17 1957 in Villach, Austria) is an Austrian manager and former President Global Human Health at global pharmaceutical Management (covering theory practice and scope of management and Manager' (covering the people who manage might help clarify and systematise Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Villach (ˈfɪlax Slovenian Beljak) is the second largest city in Carinthia in the south of Austria, at the Drau River ( Slovenian Robert Musil born Robert Edler von Musil ( November 6, 1880, Klagenfurt, Austria &ndash An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Klagenfurt guildhall 19072006 01jpg|thumb|220px|City hall in Klagenfurt´s center Neuer Platz]] Klagenfurt am Wörthersee ( Slovene: Celovec) is the Capital Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Geneva (Genève is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French -speaking Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting Negotiations between representatives of groups or states Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Klagenfurt guildhall 19072006 01jpg|thumb|220px|City hall in Klagenfurt´s center Neuer Platz]] Klagenfurt am Wörthersee ( Slovene: Celovec) is the Capital Ursula Plassnik (born May 23 1956 in Klagenfurt) is an Austrian diplomat and Politician. A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Klagenfurt guildhall 19072006 01jpg|thumb|220px|City hall in Klagenfurt´s center Neuer Platz]] Klagenfurt am Wörthersee ( Slovene: Celovec) is the Capital In its strictest sense a celebrity chef is a someone who has become well-known for his/her cooking Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sankt Veit an der Glan ( Slovene: Šentvid ob Glini is a Town in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Erik Schinegger (born 19 June 1948) is an Austrian skier He was the World champion women's downhill skier in 1966, at which time he Intersexuality is the state of a living thing of a gonochoristic species whose Sex chromosomes, Genitalia, and/or Secondary sex characteristics Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and Sport involving sliding down Snow -covered hills with long Skis attached Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sankt Urban is a town in the district of Feldkirchen in Carinthia in Austria. Joseph Stefan ( Jožef Stefan) ( March 24, 1835 &ndash January 7, 1893) was a Physicist, Mathematician and A physicist is a Scientist who studies or practices Physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ebenthal (Žrelec is a town in the district of Klagenfurt-Land in Carinthia in Austria. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Peter Turrini (born September 26, 1944) is an Austrian Leftist playwright A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or Drama. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Margarethen im Lavanttal, Wolfsberg
• Paul Watzlawick, psychologist, born July 25, 1921 in Villach, died March 31, 2007 in Palo Alto

See also

• Slovenian Carinthia
• Carinthian Plebiscite
• Carinthian Slovenes
• Jörg Haider

External links

• Carinthians
• Official website of the Carinthian government (in German)
• Carinthia Travel Guide
• Kaernten.at, Tourism information, 360º Panoramas, Webcams and much more (in English, German, Italian, Dutch and other languages)
• http://www.helium.com/tm/186890/happened-years-beautiful-article
• Consuming Carinthia
• Carinthia Events

Sources

1. ^ vgl. Paul Watzlawick PhD ( July 24 1921 - March 31 2007) was a theoretician in Communication Theory and Radical Constructivism Mental health professional A psychologist is a practitioner of Psychology, the systematic investigation of the mind including Behavior, Cognition, Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Villach (ˈfɪlax Slovenian Beljak) is the second largest city in Carinthia in the south of Austria, at the Drau River ( Slovenian Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Palo Alto (ˌpæloʊˈæltoʊ from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high" i Koroška ( Slovene for Carinthia) is both a historical and a statistical region in the north of Slovenia. The Carinthian Plebiscite ( German: Kärntner Volksabstimmung, Slovene: Koroški plebiscit) on October 10, 1920 determined Carinthian Slovenes (Koroški Slovenci Kärntner Slowenen are the Slovene-speaking population group in the Austrian State of Carinthia. Jörg Haider (January 26 1950 – October 11 2008 was an Austrian politician u. a. H. D. Pohl: Kärnten - deutsche und slowenische Namen. Hermagoras, Klagenfurt 2000, pp 84f. , 87-118.

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Klagenfurt guildhall 19072006 01jpg|thumb|220px|City hall in Klagenfurt´s center Neuer Platz]] Klagenfurt am Wörthersee ( Slovene: Celovec) is the Capital Villach (ˈfɪlax Slovenian Beljak) is the second largest city in Carinthia in the south of Austria, at the Drau River ( Slovenian Bezirk Feldkirchen is a district of the state of Carinthia The Bezirk Hermagor is an administrative district ( Bezirk) in Bezirk Klagenfurt-Land is a district of the state of Carinthia The Bezirk Spittal an der Drau is an administrative district ( Bezirk) in Carinthia, Austria. Communities The district is divided into 20 municipalities of which 4 are towns and 9 are Market towns Towns Althofen (4732 Bezirk Villach-Land is a district of the state of Carinthia Municipalities Völkermarkt is divided into 13 municipalities of which 2 are towns and 3 Market towns Towns Bleiburg ( Slov

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