Klagenfurt am Wörthersee is the capital and largest city of the Austrian state of Carinthia, as well as of the historical region of Carinthia including Slovene Carinthia. With a population of 104.862, it is the sixth-largest city in Austria after Vienna, Graz, Linz, Salzburg, and Innsbruck. The city is the bishop's seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gurk-Klagenfurt and home to the University of Klagenfurt, the Carinthian University of Applied Sciences and the Gustav Mahler Private University for Music. Klagenfurt is regarded the cultural centre of the Carinthian Slovenes, one of Austria's indigenous minorities.
Carinthia is the southernmost and least densely populated Austrian state, in the Eastern Alps, and is noted for its mountains and lakes. The main language is German. Its regional dialects belong to the Southern Bavarian group. Carinthian Slovene dialects, forms of a South Slavic language that predominated in the southeastern part of the region up to the first half of the 20th century, are now spoken by a small minority in the area.
Wörthersee is a lake in the southern Austrian state of Carinthia. The bathing lake is a main tourist destination in summer.
Lake Ossiach is a lake in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is the state's third largest lake after Lake Wörth and Lake Millstatt.
Lake Faak is a lake in the Austrian state of Carinthia. With an area of approximately 2.2 km2 (0.85 sq mi), it is the state's fifth-largest lake.
Hohensalzburg Fortress is a large medieval fortress in the city of Salzburg, Austria. It sits atop the Festungsberg mountain at an altitude of 506 m. It was erected at the behest of the prince-archbishops of Salzburg. The fortress is 250 m (820 ft) long and 150 m (490 ft) wide making it one of the largest medieval castles in Europe.
Friesach is a historic town in the Sankt Veit an der Glan district of Carinthia, Austria. First mentioned in an 860 deed, it is known as the oldest town in Carinthia.
Keutschach am See is a municipality in the district of Klagenfurt-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia.
Maria Wörth is a municipality in the district of Klagenfurt-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia. The centre of the resort town is situated on a peninsula at the southern shore of the Wörthersee. In the east, the municipal area borders the Carinthian capital Klagenfurt. The municipality consists of the two Katastralgemeinden Maria Wörth and Reifnitz.
Eberndorf is a market town of the Völkermarkt District in Carinthia, Austria.
Leonhard von Keutschach was Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1495 until his death, the last to rule in the feudal style.
The Weissensee is a lake in the Austrian state of Carinthia within the Gailtal Alps mountain range. The highest situated Carinthian bathing lake shares its name with the municipality of Weissensee on the northern and southern shore.
Prägrad Castle is a ruined medieval castle in Carinthia, Austria. It is located near Feldkirchen on a hillside above the road to Lake Ossiach.
Afritzer See is a lake of Carinthia, Austria.
Keutschacher See is a lake of Carinthia, Austria. It is sixth-largest in Carinthia, with an area of 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi). It has a Neolithic stilt settlement, discovered by Ferdinand von Hochstetter in 1864.
Lake Turner is a lake in the municipality of Sankt Kanzian in Carinthia, Austria.
Lake Turrach is an Alpine lake at Turracher Höhe Pass, on the state border of Carinthia and Styria in Austria.
Urbansee is a lake located in Carinthia, Austria.
Vassacher See is a small lake north of the Carinthian city of Villach, Austria. Its surface covers an area of 4.43 hectares, its maximum depth is 10.2 metres (33 ft).
Zmulner See is a mire lake in Carinthia, Austria. It is located in the upper Glan valley, near the municipality of Liebenfels. The lake and its environment are part of a protected landscape area.
