Bleiburg (Pliberk in Slovenian) is a small city in the state of Carinthia, Austria, south-east of Klagenfurt, in the district of Völkermarkt, near the Slovenian border. It is located approximately 479m above sea level. Carinthia (German Kärnten, Slovenian KoroÅ¡ka) is an Austrian state or Land, located in the south of Austria. ... Klagenfurt (Slovenian Celovec) is the capital of the federal state of Carinthia (German Kärnten), in Austria, on the Glan river. ... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ...

According to the census of 2001, Bleiburg has approximately 4121 inhabitants. The municipality of Bleiburg extends to 69.70 square kilometers. It is an old border town located in the Feistritz valley near the Hochpetzen mountain in the Karawanken group. Karawanken (German) or Karavanke (Slovenian) is a mountain range on the border between Slovenia and Austria. ...

Bleiburg is home to a district court, military barracks and to the local productive and services industry. The name of Bleiburg, literally meaning "Lead Castle", can be attributed to the lead mining operations in the Petzen mountain. District courts are a category of courts which exists in several nations. ... Barracks is usally used to connote a type of military housing. ... General Name, Symbol, Number lead, Pb, 82 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 6, p Appearance bluish white Atomic mass 207. ... The El Chino Mine located near Silver City, New Mexico is an open-pit copper mine This article is about mineral extraction. ...

The oldest surviving document mentioning the town is dated to 1228. Bleiburg was elevated to the status of a city in 1370. The annual Wiesenmarkt (meadow market) has taken place every year at least since 1428 on September 1. Events The Sixth Crusade is launched by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, after delays due to sickness and an excommunication from Pope Gregory IX. Conrad IV of Germany becomes titular King of Jerusalem, with Frederick II as regent. ... A panorama of Sydney, Australia at night. ... Events Beginning of the rule of Poland by Capet-Anjou family. ... // Events October 12 - English forces under Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury besiege Orléans. ...

Between 1918 and 1920, Bleiburg was occupied by Yugoslav troops, but, in spite of the sizeable Slovenian minority in the surrounding villages, remained with Austria. 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in all south Slavic languages, in Serbian and Macedonian Cyrillic Југославија) is a term used for three separate but successive political entities that existed during most of the 20th century on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. ...

In May 1945, Bleiburg was the initial location of the so-called Bleiburg massacre, in the course of which Yugoslav partisans killed thousands of Croatian Ustashe and their supporters. 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... The Bleiburg massacre occurred near to the end of World War II, during May 1945. ... The Rebellion The Yugoslav Partisans were the main resistance movement engaged in the fight against the Axis forces in the Balkans during World War II. // Origins The Yugoslav Partisans went under the official name of Peoples Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Yugoslavia (Slovene:Narodnoosvobodilna vojska in partizanski odredi... The Ustaše (often spelled Ustashe in English; singular Ustaša or Ustasha) was a Croatian right-wing organisation put in charge of the Independent State of Croatia by the Axis Powers in 1941. ...

In early September of 2004, the Austrian media reported that the Croatian government had decided to purchase a plot of land near Bleiburg in order to erect a monument to commemorate the massacre, which sparked some minor political controversy in Austria. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...