Landskron (Villach)
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| Coordinates | 46 ° 37 '53 " N , 13 ° 52' 46" E | ||
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| Country | Austria | ||
| state | Carinthia | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | AT-2 | ||
| height | 501 m | ||
| surface | 34.9 km² | ||
| Residents | 10,885 | ||
| density | 311.9 Ew. / km² | ||
| Post Code | 9500, 9523, 9524 | ||
| Telephone code | 04242 | ||
Landskron is a district of Villach in Carinthia , Austria . The place is known for the Landskron castle (named "the crown of the country"), which sits enthroned above the place on a foothill of the Ossiacher Tauern .
history
Landskron was mentioned in a document in the early Middle Ages as a small village below Landskron Castle . The place developed relatively quickly into a larger village. In 2001 the village of Landskron had about 3887 inhabitants, the entire former municipality with the towns listed below 10,885 inhabitants.
Landskron belongs to Villach, but has its own town center, as Landskron was an independent municipality for many years . On January 1, 1973, the municipality of Landskron was integrated into the statutory town of Villach as part of a municipal reform. The Adlerarena and the Affenberg are located at the eponymous Landskron Castle .
geography
Landskron is located northeast of the city of Villach and extends along the southwest bay of the Ossiacher See .
Landskron is divided into the following areas:
- Landskron : The district of Landskron is located between Ossiacher See and Drau near the Tauern Autobahn . In the town center there are some shops, a primary and secondary school, a police station and a post office.
- Neulandskron is a suburban settlement between Kumitzberg and B83 .
- Gratschach is an elongated place on the road between Zauchen and Ossiacher See. The place has a small, rural appearance.
- Kumitz is a small village at the foot of the Kumitzberg with a rural character.
- Urlaken is a small village and is located on the Seebach. The town of Villach's drinking water storage tank is located in the village.
- Seebach is an industrial suburb of Villach and lies between the Drau and Neulandskron. The industrial site with Rappold, Treibacher abrasives and a warehouse are located in Seebach . There is also a barracks , the Rohrkaserne , and a small train station. The Seebach, the outflow of the Ossiacher See, flows here into the Drau. The actual, old core of Seebach is in a ditch near the B83.
- St. Ruprecht is a somewhat larger district in the north of the city at the foot of the Oswaldiberges . In the center of the village there are two churches, an inn and the REM Museum (Reinhard-Eberhard-Museum)opened in 2005. There is a stop on the regional line to Feldkirchen . The factory of a jam manufacturer was located in St. Ruprecht (Pomona).
- St.Andrä is a village below Landskron Castle, directly on Lake Ossiach. The outflow of the lake creek, which flows into the Drau, begins at St.Andrä.
- Zauchen is a district of Villach and is located north of St. Magdalen on the B 83 to Klagenfurt. The Villach Vehicle Museum and two restaurants have been located in the village since 2007. In Zauchen there is an industrial park with a few businesses and an ice rink.
- Drautschen is a small village above the Drauschleife , a loop of the Drava . The village consists of single-family houses. Wernberg Castle is nearby .
- St. Michael is also a small village west of Zauchen, consisting mostly of single-family houses and farms.
- After St. Andrä, Heiligen Gestade is the northern end of both the city of Villach and the Landskron district and is located directly on Lake Ossiach . The Robinson Club, a large hotel complex, is also located here.
- Landskron has a sports facility and another is under construction.
- In Landskron the Treffner Bach flows into the Seebach, which flows into the Drau.
building
- The Catholic parish church Maria Landskron is a modern building.
- The Catholic Church of St. Ruprecht am Moos in the district of St. Ruprecht was mentioned in a document as early as 1195. For centuries, the church was the center of religious life for the population in the north of Villach. Today it is a branch church . The St. Ruprecht church is 27 m long and 7 m wide. The church has numerous altars.
- The Evangelical Church in St. Ruprecht was founded in 1525 as a result of the Reformation and is only a few meters away from the Catholic Church.
literature
- Dieter Neumann: Landskron near Villach. Landscape, people and history . Kulturverein Landskron, Villach 1994, without ISBN
