Altendorf (Wolfsberg municipality)

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Altendorf plague cross

Altendorf is a village near Sankt Michael im Lavanttal in the municipality of Wolfsberg in Carinthia . Altendorf has 415 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020).

geography

The at 463  m above sea level. A. located village is traversed by the St. Thomas brook.

history

The village used to consist of only a few farms, today there are some settlements here that are still being expanded. In the ten years alone between 2001, when the population census found 105 inhabitants for Altendorf, and 2011, the number of inhabitants has almost quadrupled.

Attractions

The Altendorf plague cross is one of the most famous buildings in Altendorf. The meat consecration takes place here every year at Easter. Every year on May 1st there is a procession starting from the plague cross to the parish church of St. Michael .

Individual evidence

  1. Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )