Wolfsberg travel guide

Carinthia (German: Kärnten, Slovenian: Koroška) is the southernmost Austrian state or Land. Situated within the Eastern alps it is chiefly famous for its mountains and lakes. The people are predominantly German-speaking with a unique (and easily recognizable) Southern Austro-Bavarian dialect. A Slovenian minority of about 13 000 people (according to the national census of 2001) is concentrated in the southeast of the country. Unofficial estimates carried out in 1991 put the number to 50 000).
It consists mostly of the Klagenfurt basin and the mountain ranges of Upper Carinthia. The Carnic Alps and the Karawanken/ Karavanke make up the border to the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Slovenia. The Hohe Tauern mountain range with mount Großglockner (3 798 m / 12 461 ft) divides it from the northern state of Salzburg. To the east behind the Packsattel mountain pass is the state of Styria (Slovenian: Štajerska). The main river is the Drau (Drava), it makes up a continuous valley with East Tyrol to the west. Tributaries to the Drau are the Gurk, the Lavant and the Gail. Carinthia's lakes including Wörther See, Millstätter See, Ossiacher See and Faaker See are a major tourist attraction. (...) more....

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