Hüttenberg ( sl, Železni hrib) is a market town in the district of
Sankt Veit an der Glan in the
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
n state of
Carinthia.
Geography
The municipality includes the Görtschitz valley in the southern foothills of the
Seetal Alps. On the north, it borders
Styria. Neighboring municipalities are
Reichenfels
Reichenfels is a town in the district of Wolfsberg in the Austrian state of Carinthia.
Geography
Reichenfels lies in the upper Lavant River valley between the Packalp and the Seetal Alps on the boundary with Styria. Neighbouring municipalities ...
,
Bad Sankt Leonhard, and
Wolfsberg on the east,
Klein Sankt Paul
Klein Sankt Paul ( sl, Mali Šentpavel ) is a town in the district of Sankt Veit an der Glan in the Austrian state of Carinthia.
Geography
Klein Sankt Paul lies in the central Görtschitz valley about 36 km northeast of Klagenfurt
Klagenf ...
on the south, and
Guttaring and
Friesach
Friesach ( sl, Breže) is a historic town in the Sankt Veit an der Glan (district), Sankt Veit an der Glan district of Carinthia (state), Carinthia, Austria. First mentioned in an 860 deed, it is known as the oldest town in Carinthia.
Geography
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on the west.
Personalities
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Heinrich Harrer
Heinrich Harrer (; 6 July 1912 – 7 January 2006) was an Austrian mountaineer, sportsman, geographer, ''Oberscharführer'' in the ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS), and author. He was a member of the four-man climbing team that made the first ascent of th ...
was born in the town and a museum is dedicated to him today.
References
Cities and towns in Sankt Veit an der Glan District
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