Veitsberg (Carinthia)
| Vitusberg | ||
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 Veitsberg and Gßeberg, in the foreground Gradenegg |
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| height | 1160 m above sea level A. | |
| location | Carinthia , Austria | |
| Dominance | 0.79 km → Gßeberg | |
| Notch height | 35 m | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 44 '53 " N , 14 ° 12' 31" E | |
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| rock | Phyllite , slate , tuff | |
 Veitsberg as seen from Sankt Veit an der Glan |
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The Veitsberg ( 1160 m ) is a mountain in Carinthia . It is located in the Wimitzer Mountains , between the towns of Liemberg and Sankt Urban , halfway between Sankt Veit an der Glan and Feldkirchen . Strictly speaking, the Veitsberg is a secondary peak of the Gßeberg, the highest point of which ( 1171 m ) is about 1 km northwest of the Veitsberg, but the names Veitsberg and Gßeberg are often used synonymously.
On the top of the Vitusberg there is a chapel with a wooden barrel vault , which was mentioned in a document as early as 1580. Finds from Roman times - e.g. B. a sanctuary attributed to the god Mithras near St. Urban - but suggest that it was used as a place of worship earlier . The small church was rebuilt after a fire in 1950, but the statue of St. Vitus , after whom the mountain is named, is missing.
The Vitusberg is the third and highest mountain in the Vierbergelauf , the church should be circled three times clockwise and then its bell should be rung so that a wish can come true.
To the north, Veitsberg and Gößberg slope gently to the Freundsamer Moos , to the south the Veitsberg drops steeply to the valley of the Liembergbach . On the eastern slope of Vitusberg stands the Liemberg castle ruins , which were first mentioned in 1167 and have been abandoned since at least 1688. At the eastern foot of the mountain is Liemberg Castle from the 16th century.
Church (east view)
Church (west view)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Elmar Hecke: Churches and land monuments . In: Dietmar Klier (ed.): Community chronicle Liebenfels . Marktgemeinde Liebenfels, Liebenfels 1998, p. 90, 91 .