Bleiburg

Also known as Pliberk

Bleiburg () is a small town in the south Austrian state of Carinthia (Koroška), south-east of Klagenfurt, in the district of Völkermarkt, some four kilometres (2.5 miles) from the border with Slovenia.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Bleiburg
Settlement.native_name: Pliberk
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Pliberk-znamenje.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Main square with plague column
Settlement.image_shield: Wappen at bleiburg (gaertner).png
Settlement.shield_size: 80x110px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Austria Carinthia#Austria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 270
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Austria
Settlement.map_caption: Location within Völkermarkt district
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country

Article

9 sections

Contents

Geography
History
Bleiburg repatriations
Town sign controversy
Gallery
Politics
Notable people
References
Sources

The municipality consists of the twelve Katastralgemeinden Aich (Dob), Bleiburg, Grablach (Grablje), Kömmel (Komelj), Moos (Blato), Oberloibach (Libuče), Rinkenberg (Vogrče), Sankt Margarethen (Šmarjeta), Schattenberg (Senčni kraj), Unterloibach (Libuče), Weißenstein (Belšak) and Woroujach (Borovje). According to a 2001 census, 30.4% of the population are Carinthian Slovenes (in 1971, they were 52.8%).