Turkey way
| Turkey / Turkey way / Türkeistraße ( hamlet / way ) | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Pole. District , state | Villach (city) (VI), Carinthia | ||
| Pole. local community | Villach | ||
| Coordinates | 46 ° 35 '36 " N , 13 ° 55' 46" E | ||
| Post Code | 9580 Drobollach am Faaker See | ||
| prefix | + 43/4242 ( Villach ) | ||
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| Counting district / district | Bogenfeld- Drobollach | ||
| Source: STAT : index of places ; BEV : GEONAM ; KAGIS | |||
The Turkey Way , also Türkeistraße , is a traffic connection and at the same time a hamlet and a hiking trail in a valley called Turkey in Carinthia in Austria in the north of the Faaker See . The name "Turkey" recalls the Turkish invasions in the second half of the 15th century.
location
The valley stretches between the low, wooded ridges towards the village of Großsattel and is shielded from Maria Gail by dense forest. The valley, through which a stream flows, is about 1 km northwest of Egg am Faaker See and 1 km northeast of Drobollach .
Name and story
The Turks fell in the second half of the 15th century several times from Friuli or Krain from in Carinthia one. When they approached the southern border of Carinthia for the third time in 1478, the Carinthian farmers' association occupied the Predilpass and the valley behind it. The Turks bypassed these defensive positions, fell on the farmers' backs and pitched an army camp in the small valley north of the Faaker See . From there they plundered the area and planned an attack on the neighboring town of Villach .
legend
According to legend, a citizen of Villach who understood Turkish as a result of a long imprisonment was supposed to have learned details about the attack plan. As a defense measure, Maria Gail's church bells began to ring at the time of the attack. Allegedly this caused a mess, so that the attackers set the church on fire, but otherwise withdrew. As thanks for the defense of the Turkish storm on the city of Villach, the church bells are still rung every Saturday at 3 p.m. in Maria Gail. The valley between Faaker See and Maria Gail, where the Turkish camp was located, was called "Turkey" in memory of this event.