12 Facts About Klagenfurt

Klagenfurt am Worthersee, usually known as just Klagenfurt, is the capital of the state of Carinthia in Austria.

City of Klagenfurt is in southern Austria, near the border with Slovenia.

Klagenfurt has a typical continental climate, with a fair amount of fog throughout the autumn and winter.

Legend has it that Klagenfurt was founded after a group of brave men slayed an abominable winged "lindwurm" from the moors adjoining the lake, which was preying on the nearby duchy.

In 1961, Klagenfurt became the first city in Austria to adopt a pedestrian zone.

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Klagenfurt has been awarded the prestigious Europa Nostra Diploma of Merit a total of three times, which is a record for a European city.

In 1973, Klagenfurt absorbed four more adjacent municipalities: Viktring, with its grand Cistercian monastery; Wolfnitz; Hortendorf; and St Peter am Bichl.

Klagenfurt Airport is a primary international airport with connections to several major European cities and holiday resorts abroad.

Klagenfurt is the home of a number of small but fine publishing houses, and several papers or regional editions are published here including dailies such as "Kleine Zeitung" and "Karntner Krone".

Klagenfurt is a popular vacation spot, with mountains both to the south and north, numerous parks and a series of 23 stately homes and castles on its outskirts.

Klagenfurt hosted three games during the UEFA Euro 2008 Championships in the recently built Hypo-Arena.

Klagenfurt was a contender for the 2006 Winter Olympicsand is home to an American Football team, the Carinthian Black Lions, competing in the First League of the Austrian Football League.