The Lavanttal (Carinthian: Lofntol; Slovenian: Labotska dolina) is located in the Lavanttal Alps in the south Of Austria in Eastern Carinthia.
Regions
places
- Wolfsberg - The main town of the Lavant Valley.
- Bad St. Leonhard in Lavanttal
- Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud
- Lavamünd
- Preitenegg
- Reichenfels
- Saint Andrew
- Sankt Georgen in the Lavant Valley
- Sankt Paul im Lavanttal
Other goals
Weinebene - a year-round touristic alpine village at 1668 m above sea level with cozy huts in the municipality of Frantschach-St.Gertraud. In summer a popular hiking area with high-altitude circular hiking trails on the Speikkogel or the circular hiking trail on the Bärofen.
In winter, due to the altitude, the slopes are now equipped with a snowmaking system, and snow is guaranteed. An ideal skiing and tobogganing area awaits you on the Weinebene. The European Natural Track Luge Championships were held here in February 2002.
background
It has an area of almost 1,000 square kilometers and is inhabited by around 60,000 people.
language
Since the Outside Was a relatively impermeable language border for a long time, the Lavanttal, which lies north of the Drau, is dominated by German. There are hardly any Carinthian Slovenes. Numerous places have Slovene names, but these are not used in everyday language. See also http://www.kleinezeitung.at/kaernten/lavanttal/4153120/Rund-ein-Drittel-der-Ortsnamen-sind-slowenisch
getting there
- A2 Südautobahn Graz-Klagenfurt; Exit Bad St. Leonhard, Wolfsberg North and South, St. Andrä
- S36 Murtalschnellstraße St. Michael-Unzmarkt and from Zeltweg over the Obdacher Sattel
- Lavant Valley Railway from Bleiburg / Pliberk to Wolfsberg. In Bleiburg / Pliberk connection to trains Klagenfurt / Celovec-Dravograd / Unterdrauburg
mobility
Most likely with your own car.
Tourist Attractions
The Lavant valley with the Koralpe and Saualpe massifs, with Alpine pastures, rolling hills and mountains and in the middle, the district town Wolfsberg, a lovely town with a historic town center. With splendid old ones Town houses, Arcades and two locks - Bayerhofen Castle and Wolfsberg Castle. Ideal for cultural hikes, shopping and strolling. And all around a true hiking paradise with over 200 km of hiking trails and 50 rustic huts. A varied cultural and entertainment program and countless festivals and Traditional events provide variety.
Do you want to explore Wolfsberg sportily: A generous one Stadium pool, a modern one sport Center, Horse riding, To go biking, Model flying, Fishing or skiing will delight your heart.
Saint Andrew - Once a bishopric, one of the oldest places in Carinthia was raised to the status of a town in the 14th century. The pilgrimage and wedding church Maria Loreto with the Chapel of Mercy of Black Madonna shape the image in the city. Fruit growing in the Lavant Valley is not just a tradition but a 1000-year history. Pure nature in the middle of paradise, with apples and clear juices, with down-to-earth cuisine and specialties from the region - hiking through meadows and forests - tobogganing over gentle hills - riding in the equestrian village Dachberg.
Saint Paul - Carinthia's treasure house, in addition to the beauty of nature, has a lot to offer culturally. The Benedictine monasteryOnce the ancestral seat of the Carinthian dukes, the abbey is now the spiritual and cultural center in Lower Carinthia. One of the most comprehensive art collections in Europe has given the Benedictine Abbey of Sankt Paul im Lavanttal the title "Carinthia's treasure house", and rightly so.
http://paracelsusregion.at/category/ausflugsziel/
activities
kitchen
Let yourself be pampered by the specialties of the Lavant valley:
https://www.region-lavanttal.at/de/tourismus-freizeit/essen-und-trinken/
nightlife
security
climate
literature
"Wolfsberg - a city introduces itself, Lavanttal, Carinthia"
Author: Werner Presser, 1986 edition, 183 pages
"The Lavanttal, Carinthia's paradise"
Author: Eduard Schober, Jürgen N. Cederborg. Edition 1976, 224 pages.
Web links
https://www.region-lavanttal.at/de/
https://www.mapexplorer.at/map/index.php/oesterreich/kaernten/lavanttal?navid=24
