Völkermarkt

Völkermarkt (; ) is a town of about 11,000 inhabitants in the Austrian state of Carinthia, the administrative capital of Völkermarkt District. It is located within the Drava valley east of the Carinthian capital Klagenfurt, north of the Karawanken mountain range.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Völkermarkt
Settlement.native_name: Velikovec
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Voelkermarkt altes Rathaus 08.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Main square with the Old Town Hall
Settlement.image_shield: Wappen at voelkermarkt.png
Settlement.shield_size: 80x110px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Austria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 270
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Austria
Settlement.map_caption: Location within Völkermarkt district
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country

Article

10 sections

Contents

Subdivisions
History
Population
Transport
Notable people
Sport
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
References
External links

==Subdivisions== The municipality of Völkermarkt comprises 26 Katastralgemeinden (Slovene names in brackets): Admont-Lassein (Volmat-Lesine) Bei der Drau (Pri Dravi) Greuth (Rute) Gurtschitschach (Gurčiče) Haimburg (Vovbre) Höhenbergen (Homberk) Kaltenbrunn (Mrzla Voda) Klein St. Veit (Mali Šentvid) Korb (Korpiče) Mittertrixen (Srednje Trušnje) Mühlgraben (Mlinski Graben) Neudenstein (Črni Grad) Niedertrixen (Spodnje Trušnje) Ob der Drau (Na Dravo) Rakollach (Rakole) Ritzing (Ricinje) Ruhstatt (Ruštat) St. Jakob (Šentjakob) St. Peter am Wallersberg (Šentpeter na Vašinjah) St. Ruprecht (Šentrupert) Tainach (Tinje) Töllerberg (Telenberk) Völkermarkt (Velikovec) Waisenberg (Važenberk) Wandelitzen (Vodovnica) Weinberg (Vinograd)