Leoben (municipality of Krems in Carinthia)
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Leoben ( Rotte ) locality cadastral community Leoben |
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| Basic data | |||
| Pole. District , state | Spittal an der Drau (SP), Carinthia | ||
| Judicial district | Spittal an der Drau | ||
| Pole. local community | Krems in Carinthia | ||
| Coordinates | 46 ° 56 '14 " N , 13 ° 36' 12" E | ||
| Residents of the village | 29 (January 1, 2020) | ||
| Building status | 20 (2001) | ||
| Area d. KG | 66.47 km² | ||
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| Locality code | 01875 | ||
| Cadastral parish number | 73007 | ||
| Counting district / district | Eisentratten (20642 000) | ||
| Source: STAT : index of places ; BEV : GEONAM ; KAGIS | |||
Leoben is a place with 44 inhabitants (as of 2001) in the municipality of Krems in Carinthia in the upper Liesertal .
The Katschberg Straße (B 99) leads through Leoben , from where a side street branches off at the confluence of the Leobenbach in the Lieser, which leads through the so-called Leobengraben (valley of the Leobenbach) into the Nockberge National Park . The headwaters of the Leobenbach is near the Königstuhl (Gurktal Alps) in the triangle of Carinthia - Salzburg - Styria.
The name "Leoben" is unusual in the language of the locals. They call their place "the Loim" (similar to Loiben in the Wachau).
Buildings
- The parish church of St. John Nepomuk on the banks of the Lieser was built between 1752 and 1766. Leoben has been a parish since 1783. Most of the late baroque furnishings in the simple long building date from the time it was built. The church is surrounded by a cemetery and a wall, at the western cemetery gate there is a coat of arms of the Counts Lodron with a former foundation inscription from 1804.
- The Leobenegg castle ruins (Loimegg / Loibenegg) are located on a steep rock cone above the village. It was first mentioned in a document in 1208 ( Erberhardus de liubneke , Ministeriale des Diocese of Salzburg ). The stronghold has been in decline since the end of the 17th century.
- The ruins of a blast furnace are located in the Leobengraben .