Velden am Wörther See, Carinthia, Austria

History | Geography

🇦🇹 Velden am Wörthersee is a market town in Villach-Land District, in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Situated on the western shore of the Wörthersee lake, it is one of the country's most popular holiday resorts.

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History Originally a mansio on the Roman road between Villach (Sanctium) and Virunum, it was first mentioned in a 1263 deed as Campus (field, pasture - German: Feld) and in 1410 as Velben. In medieval times it belonged to the estates of the Hohenwart Castle, seat of the Counts of Celje, the Counts of Ortenburg, the Knightly Order of Saint George in Millstatt Abbey, and finally the Austrian House of Habsburg.

In 1545, the Protestant Khevenhüller noble family had acquired the lands of Landskron and Velden, where Bartlmä Khevenhüller (1539–1613) from 1585 had a Renaissance manor house built. His descendants were expelled from the Habsburg lands in the course of the Counter-Reformation in 1639, and the castle then fell to the noble House of Dietrichstein. Decayed and demolished by a fire, it was rebuilt in 1892 as a hotel called Schloss Velden. Later an estate of Gunter Sachs, it was the filming location for the popular 1990-1992 German-Austrian TV series Ein Schloß am Wörthersee starring Schlager singer Roy Black.

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Geography The municipal area of Velden is subdivided into eight Katastralgemeinden (cadastral communities): Augsdorf, Duel, Kerschdorf ob Velden, Köstenberg, Latschach an der Drau, Lind ob Velden, St. Egyden, and Velden am Wörther See – which include 30 villages: • Aich (Dob) • Augsdorf (Loga Vas) • Bach (Potok) • Dieschitz (Deščice) • Dröschitz (Trešiče) • Duel (Dole) • Fahrendorf • Göriach (Gorje) • Kantnig (Konatiče) • Kerschdorf (Črešnje) • Köstenberg (Kostanje) • Kranzlhofen (Dvor) • Latschach (Loče) • Lind ob Velden (Lipa) • Oberdorf (Zgornja vas) • Oberjeserz (Zgornje Jezerce) • Oberwinklern (Vogliče) • Pulpitsch (Polpače) • Rajach (Sreje) • Saisserach (Zajzare) • St. Egyden (Šentilj) • Selpritsch (Žoprače) • Sonnental • Sternberg (Šentjurij na Strmcu) • Treffen (Trebinja) • Unterjeserz (Spodnje Jezerce) • Unterwinklern (Spodnje Vogliče) • Velden am Wörther See (Vrba) • Weinzierl (Vinare) • Wurzen (Koren)

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Wörthersee, Klagenfurt, Carinthia 
Wörthersee, Klagenfurt, Carinthia
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Velden am Wörther See has a population of over 8,812 people. Velden am Wörther See also forms part of the wider Villach-Land District which has a population of over 64,698 people. Velden am Wörther See is situated 18 km east of Villach.

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Velden am Wörthersee has links with:

🇸🇮 Bled, Slovenia 🇮🇹 Gemona del Friuli, Italy 🇮🇹 Jesolo, Italy
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Antipodal to Velden am Wörther See is: -165.958,-46.614

Locations Near: Velden am Wörther See 14.0419,46.6136

🇦🇹 Villach 13.85,46.617 d: 14.7  

🇦🇹 Klagenfurt 14.308,46.624 d: 20.3  

🇸🇮 Kranj 14.367,46.233 d: 49.1  

🇦🇹 Spittal an der Drau 13.483,46.783 d: 46.6  

🇸🇮 Ljubljana 14.523,46.07 d: 70.8  

🇸🇮 Nova Gorica 13.633,45.95 d: 80.2  

🇮🇹 Gorizia 13.617,45.933 d: 82.4  

🇮🇹 Udine 13.237,46.065 d: 86.8  

🇮🇹 Trieste 13.767,45.651 d: 109.2  

🇸🇮 Koper 13.733,45.55 d: 120.6  

Antipodal to: Velden am Wörther See -165.958,-46.614

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🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16448.5  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12558.1  

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🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12452.9  

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