Eberstein | |
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Coordinates: 46°48′N14°34′E / 46.800°N 14.567°E | |
Country | Austria |
State | Carinthia |
District | Sankt Veit an der Glan |
Government | |
• Mayor | Andreas Grabuschnig |
Area | |
• Total | 65.24 km2 (25.19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 580 m (1,900 ft) |
Population (2018-01-01) [2] | |
• Total | 1,271 |
• Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 9372 |
Area code | 04264 |
Website | www.eberstein.at |
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Peter Pearson tells a story about the region on the BBC Website "WW2 People's War". He says that Signal Platoon of HQ Company 5th Battalion Sherwood Foresters came from Italy into Eberstein, Austria in 1945, and that it was
Somewhere in the area between St Viet and Neumark we eventually came to a stop in an idyllic picturesque village called Eberstein. It was the sort of place you see on Austrian postcards with a clear sparkling river (complete with trout) and green meadows full of wild flowers, and cows with tinkling bells round their necks. There was a castle here known as Schloss Eberstein.
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