Sankt Martin am Silberberg

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Sankt Martin am Silberberg is a town and cadastral community of Hüttenberg in Carinthia . The small, wooded, remote place is located at 1140  m above sea level near the border with Styria and has 76 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020).

The Gothic parish church , originally built in 1285, is visible from the Steirergraben with its mighty square tower. The dominant church building is surrounded by a cemetery and a small wall.

The townscape is determined by agriculture and inns. Historically, mining, which unearthed iron ores such as hematite and siderite , as well as precious metals such as gold and silver , was of local importance.

literature

  • Manfred Puttner: Minerals from St. Martin am Silberberg and secondary formations in slag cavities . In: Carinthia II . 97th year, Klagenfurt 1987, pp. 149–157 ( PDF on ZOBODAT ).

Individual evidence

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

Coordinates: 46 ° 59 '  N , 14 ° 33'  E