Kärnten

State	AT-2 (ISO)
Capital	Klagenfurt
Governor	Jörg Haider (BZÖ)
Area  - Total	Ranked 5th 9,536 km²
Population  - Total (2001)  - Density	Ranked 6th 559,404 59/km²
The state flag of Kärnten
The state of Kärnten on the map of Austria

Carinthia (German language: Kärnten, Slovenian: Koroška) is an Austrian state or Land, located in the south of Austria. Image File history File links Kaernten_CoA.svg Wikipedia has more about this subject: Kärntner Wappen File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Duchy of Carinthia Carinthia (state) ... Since Austria is a federal republic according to the constitutional framework of Austrian politics, Austrias nine provinces are customarily referred to as States of Austria or Bundesländer, singular Bundesland. ... Since Austria is a federal republic according to the constitutional framework of Austrian politics, Austrias nine provinces are customarily referred to as States of Austria or Bundesländer, singular Bundesland. ... Lindwurm Brunnen in the center of Klagenfurt Klagenfurt (Slovenian Celovec) is the capital of the federal state of Carinthia (German Kärnten; Slovenian Koróška), in Austria, on the Glan river. ... Landeshauptmann (literally country captain or state captain) is the German title of the governor of a state of Austria or of the Italian province of Bolzano (South Tyrol). ... Jörg Haider in Carinthia (promotional photo) Jörg Haider (born 26 January 1950) is an Austrian politician. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kaernten_(state). ... Image File history File links Austria_ktn. ... German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term germanisch is equivalent to English Germanic), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the worlds major languages. ... Since Austria is a federal republic according to the constitutional framework of Austrian politics, Austrias nine provinces are customarily referred to as States of Austria or Bundesländer, singular Bundesland. ...

It covers an area of 9,536 km² with 559,404 inhabitants (2001). 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

It consist mostly of a basin inside the Alps, with the Carnian Alps and the Karawanken making up the border to Italy and Slovenia. The Tauern mountains divide it from Salzburg. To the East lies the state of Styria and it makes up a continuous valley with the eastern part of the Tyrol to the West. Its lakes are a major tourist attraction. The main river is the Drave. The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ... The Carnic Alps are a range of the Southern Limestone Alps at the borders of East Tyrol, Carinthia and Friuli. ... Karawanken (German) or Karavanke (Slovenian) is a mountain range on the border between Slovenia and Austria. ... Salzburg (area 7154 sq. ... Styria redirects here. ... The Tyrol is a historical region in Western Central Europe, which includes the Austrian state of Tyrol (consisting of North Tyrol and East Tyrol) and the Italian regions known as the South Tyrol and Trentino. ... River Drava at Drávaszabolcs, Hungary River Drava at Vízvár, Hungary River Drava at Maribor, Slovenia Drave (German: Drau, Slovenian, Croatian and Italian: Drava, Hungarian: Dráva) is a river in southern Central Europe, flowing East from South Tyrol, Italy through Carinthia, Austria, and Slovenia (145 km) then...

The capital is Klagenfurt (Slovenian: Celovec). The next important town is Villach (Slovenian: Beljak); these two towns are strongly linked economically. Other towns and villages include Malta. Lindwurm Brunnen in the center of Klagenfurt Klagenfurt (Slovenian Celovec) is the capital of the federal state of Carinthia (German Kärnten; Slovenian Koróška), in Austria, on the Glan river. ... Villach (Slovenian Beljak) is the second largest city in Carinthia in the south of Austria, on the river Drau (Slovenian Drave) . It currently has 57,646 inhabitants. ...

The people are predominantly German-speaking with a unique (and easily recognizable) dialect. A Slovenian minority of about 14,000 people is concentrated in the southeast of the country.

The current governor (German: Landeshauptmann) is Jörg Haider of the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ). Haider is a controversial figure because his politics are to the far right. He has made some statements of a xenophobic nature and some suggesting nostalgia for the Third Reich. Landeshauptmann (literally country captain or state captain) is the German title of the governor of a state of Austria or of the Italian province of Bolzano (South Tyrol). ... Jörg Haider in Carinthia (promotional photo) Jörg Haider (born 26 January 1950) is an Austrian politician. ... The Alliance for the Future of Austria (de: Bündnis Zukunft Österreich or BZÖ) is an Austrian political party founded by Jörg Haider, his sister Ursula Haubner, and other leading members of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) on April 4, 2005. ... Look up xenophobia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ...

The once-independent Duchy of Carinthia was historically part of the Holy Roman Empire until it was dissolved in 1806, then a crownland of Austria-Hungary. The Carinthian Plebiscite on October 10, 1920, determined the lines of division between what is today Austria and Slovenia. Coat of arms of the Dukes of Carinthia, today state coat The Duchy of Carinthia (German language: Kärnten, Slovenian: KoroÅ¡ka) was a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution in 1806, and a crownland of Austria-Hungary until it dissolved in 1918. ... The Holy Roman Empire and from the 16th century on also The Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation was a political conglomeration of lands in Central Europe in the Middle Ages and the early modern period. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... The Carinthian Plebiscite (Slovene Koroški plebiscit, German: Kärntner Volksabstimmung) on October 10, 1920 determined the border between Austria and the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia) after World War I. In particular it divided Carinthia, formerly a province of Austrian-Hungarian Monarchy, in two parts. ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ...

Carinthia's main industries are tourism, electronics, engineering, forestry and agriculture. The multinational corporations Philips and Siemens have large operations there. More than 3 million tourists visited the Taj Mahal in Agra, India in 2004. ... The field of electronics is the study and use of systems that operate by controlling the flow of electrons (or other charge carriers) in devices such as thermionic valves and semiconductors. ... Bold text Engineering is the application of scientific and technical knowledge to solve human problems. ... A decidous beech forest in Slovenia. ... The word multinational can refer to: A Multinational corporation A Multinational State This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... A corporation (usually known in the United Kingdom and Ireland as a company) is a legal entity (distinct from a natural person) that often has similar rights in law to those of a Civil law systems may refer to corporations as moral persons; they may also go by the name... Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Royal Philips Electronics N.V.), usually known as Philips, (Euronext: PHIA, NYSE: PHG) is one of the largest electronics companies in the world. ... Siemens AG (FWB:SIE, NYSE: SI) is the worlds largest electronics company. ...

Carinthia has a continental climate, with hot and moderately wet summers and long harsh winters. In recent decades winters have been exceptionally arid. Average sun index is the highest in Austria. In autumn and winter temperature inversion often dominates the climate, characterised 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. A continental climate is the climate typical of the middle-latitude interiors of the large continents of the Northern Hemisphere in the zone of westerly winds; similar climates exist along the east coasts (but not the west coasts) of the same continents, and also at higher elevations in certain other... An arid environment has a high precipitation deficit, receiving much less precipitation annually than would satisfy the climatological demand for evaporation and transpiration. ... Smoke rising in Lochcarron is stopped by an overlying layer of warmer air. ... Sunlight filters through a thin layer of fog on a crisp winter morning in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ... Victorian London was notorious for its thick smogs, or pea-soupers, a fact that is often recreated to add an air of mystery to a period costume drama. ...

Administrative divisions

The state is divided into 8 districts (Bezirke), and two Statutarstädte. A Statutarstadt (also called a city with its own statute) is a city in Austria with its own municipal law or city statute. ...

The districts of Carinthia

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Statutarstädte

• Klagenfurt (K)
• Villach (VI)

Lindwurm Brunnen in the center of Klagenfurt Klagenfurt (Slovenian Celovec) is the capital of the federal state of Carinthia (German Kärnten; Slovenian Koróška), in Austria, on the Glan river. ... Villach (Slovenian Beljak) is the second largest city in Carinthia in the south of Austria, on the river Drau (Slovenian Drave) . It currently has 57,646 inhabitants. ...

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)

The Bezirk Spittal an der Drau is an administrative district (Bezirk) in Carinthia, Austria. ... The Bezirk Hermagor is an administrative district (Bezirk) in Carinthia, Austria. ... The District of Sankt Veit an der Glan is an administrative district in Carinthia, Austria. ... The District of Völkermarkt is an administrative district in the Austrian State of Carinthia. ...

Tourist attractions

Major tourist attractions are Villach, the lakes Wörthersee (Slovenian Vrbsko jezero), Ossiachersee, Faaker See (Slov: Baško jezero), ski resorts Nassfeld (Mokrine) / Hermagor (Slov: Šmohor), Bad Kleinkirchheim, Heiligenblut, Gurk Cathedral, Hochosterwitz castle, the Großglockner (Slov: Veliki Kleč) mountain and the Nockberge for alpine sport. Villach (Slovenian Beljak) is the second largest city in Carinthia in the south of Austria, on the river Drau (Slovenian Drave) . It currently has 57,646 inhabitants. ... The Wörthersee is an alpine lake in the Austrian southern province of Carinthia. ... The Bezirk Hermagor is an administrative district (Bezirk) in Carinthia, Austria. ... Gurk Cathedral Gurk Cathedral is pilared basilica in Gurk, Carinthia, that was built in the high romanesque style from 1140 to 1200. ... Großglockner is, at 3798 m above sea level, Austrias highest mountain and the highest mountain in the Alps east of the Brenner Pass. ...

See also

• Slovenian Carinthia.
• Kärntner Heimatdienst

Carinthia (Slovene Koroška) is an informal province in the north of Slovenia. ... The Kärntner Heimatdienst (KHD) is a right-wing association of Carinthian organizations. ...

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Kärnten

• 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)

States of Austria
Burgenland • Carinthia • Lower Austria • Salzburg • Styria • Tyrol • Upper Austria • Vienna • Vorarlberg

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Districts (Bezirke) of Carinthia

Feldkirchen | Hermagor | Klagenfurt | Klagenfurt-Land | Spittal an der Drau St. Veit an der Glan | Villach | Villach-Land | Völkermarkt | Wolfsberg Image File history File links Map of Carinthia Original by de:Benutzer:Jensens, 9. ... The Bezirk Hermagor is an administrative district (Bezirk) in Carinthia, Austria. ... Lindwurm Brunnen in the center of Klagenfurt Klagenfurt (Slovenian Celovec) is the capital of the federal state of Carinthia (German Kärnten; Slovenian Koróška), in Austria, on the Glan river. ... The Bezirk Spittal an der Drau is an administrative district (Bezirk) in Carinthia, Austria. ... The District of Sankt Veit an der Glan is an administrative district in Carinthia, Austria. ... Villach (Slovenian Beljak) is the second largest city in Carinthia in the south of Austria, on the river Drau (Slovenian Drave) . It currently has 57,646 inhabitants. ... The District of Völkermarkt is an administrative district in the Austrian State of Carinthia. ...