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Copper
Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu (from Latin ) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkish-orange color. Copper is used as a conductor of heat and electricity, as a building material, and as a constituent of various metal alloys, such as sterling silver used in jewelry, cupronickel used to make marine hardware and coins, and constantan used in strain gauges and thermocouples for temperature measurement. Copper is one of the few metals that can occur in nature in a directly usable, unalloyed metallic form. This means that copper is a native metal. This led to very early human use in several regions, from . Thousands of years later, it was the first metal to be smelted from sulfide ores, ; the first metal to be cast into a shape in a mold, ; and the first metal to be purposely alloyed with another metal, tin, to create bronze, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Völkermarkt District
Bezirk Völkermarkt () is an administrative district in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Municipalities Völkermarkt is divided into 13 municipalities, of which 2 are towns and 3 market towns. Towns *Bleiburg () (4,083) **Aich, Bleiburg, Dobrowa, Draurain, Ebersdorf, Einersdorf, Grablach, Kömmel, Kömmelgupf, Loibach, Lokowitzen, Moos, Replach, Rinkenberg, Rinkolach, Ruttach, Schattenberg, Schilterndorf, St. Georgen, St. Margarethen, Weißenstein, Wiederndorf, Woroujach * Völkermarkt (Slovene: ''Velikovec'') (11,373) **Admont, Aich, Arlsdorf, Attendorf, Bach, Berg ob Attendorf, Berg ob St. Martin, Bergstein, Bischofberg, Bösenort, Dobrowa, Drauhofen, Dullach I, Dullach II, Dürrenmoos, Frankenberg, Führholz, Gänsdorf, Gattersdorf, Gletschach, Greuth, Gurtschitschach, Hafendorf, Haimburg, Höhenbergen, Hungerrain, Kaltenbrunn, Klein St. Veit, Korb, Kremschitz, Krenobitsch, Kulm, Ladratschen, Lassein, Lasseinerbucht, Lippendorf, Mittertrixen, Neudenstein, Niederdorf, Nied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyrol
Tyrol ( ; historically the Tyrole; ; ) is a historical region in the Alps of Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary, from its formation in the 12th century until 1919. In 1919, following World War I and the dissolution of Austria-Hungary, it was divided into two modern administrative parts through the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1919), Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye: * State of Tyrol (state), Tyrol: Formed through the merger of North Tyrol, North and East Tyrol, as part of Austria. * Region of Trentino-Alto Adige: At that time still with Souramont (Cortina d'Ampezzo, Livinallongo del Col di Lana and Colle Santa Lucia) and the municipalities Valvestino, Magasa, Lombardy, Magasa, and Pedemonte. This was seized in 1918 by the Kingdom of Italy, and since 1946 has been part of the Italy, Italian Republic. With the founding of the European region Tyrol- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pölstal
Pölstal is a market town since 2015 in the Murtal District of Styria, Austria. The municipality, Pölstal, was created as part of the Styria municipal structural reform, at the end of 2014, by merging the former towns Oberzeiring, Bretstein, Sankt Johann am Tauern and Sankt Oswald-Möderbrugg. Geography Municipality arrangement The municipality territory includes the following nine sections (populations as of January 2015): * Bretstein (298) * Gföllgraben (55) * Möderbrugg (670) * Oberzeiring (629) * Sankt Johann am Tauern Schattseite (115) * Sankt Johann am Tauern Sonnseite (352) * Sankt Oswald (477) * Zeiringgraben (43) * Zugtal (105) The municipality consists of the seven Katastralgemeinden Bretstein Bretstein is a former municipality in the district of Murtal in the Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform The Styria municipal structural reform (German: ''Steiermärkische Gemeindestrukturreform'') was a ..., Möderbrugg, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murtal District
Bezirk Murtal () is a Districts of Austria, district of the States of Austria, state of Styria in Austria. It was formed on January 1, 2012, through a merger of the former Judenburg District and Knittelfeld District.(30 December 2011)Steirische Fusion: „Murtal“ ab Jänner neuer Bezirk ''Oberösterreichische Nachrichten'' (in German) Municipalities Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it consists of the following municipalities: * Fohnsdorf * Gaal, Styria, Gaal * Hohentauern * Judenburg * Knittelfeld * Kobenz * Lobmingtal * Obdach * Pöls-Oberkurzheim * Pölstal * Pusterwald * Sankt Georgen ob Judenburg * Sankt Marein-Feistritz * Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld, St Margarethen * Sankt Peter ob Judenburg * Seckau * Spielberg, Styria, Spielberg bei Knittelfeld * Unzmarkt-Frauenburg * Weißkirchen in Steiermark * Zeltweg References {{DEFAULTSORT:Murtal (District) Murtal District, Districts of Styria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Styria
Styria ( ; ; ; ) is an Austrian Federal states of Austria, state in the southeast of the country. With an area of approximately , Styria is Austria's second largest state, after Lower Austria. It is bordered to the south by Slovenia, and clockwise, from the southwest, by the other Austrian states of Carinthia, Salzburg (federal state), Salzburg, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, and Burgenland. The state's capital is Graz, the second largest city in Austria after only Vienna. Name The March of Styria derived its name from the original seat of its ruling Otakars, Otakar dynasty: Steyr, in today's Upper Austria, which in turn derives its name from the namesake river of Steyr, stemming from the Celtic Stiria. In the native German the area is still called "Steiermark", while in English the Latin name "Styria" is used. Until the late 19th century however, the German name "Steyer", a slightly modernized spelling of Steyr, was also common. The ancient link between the city of Steyr and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hochtor Area
Hochtor, at , is the highest mountain in the Ennstaler Alps, part of the Northern Limestone Alps, in Styria, Austria. The mountain is protected as part of Gesäuse National Park, the third largest in Austria. Gallery image:Hochtor.JPG, Hochtor with the ''Hesshütte'', an alpine hut in the foreground image:HochtorOedsteinGroup FromS HoherZinken.jpg, Hochtor - Ödstein Group (from right to left) as seen from Hoher Zinken in the south image:Ennstaler_Alpen_10km.jpg, Ennstal Alps from 10 000 m File:Buchstein massif from Hochtor.jpg, View from Hochtor See also *List of Alpine peaks by prominence This is a list of the mountains of the Alps, ordered by their topographic prominence. For a list by height, see the list of mountains of the Alps. By descending to 1,500 m of prominence, this list includes all the Ultras of the Alps. Some famous p ... References External links * "Hochtor, Austria" on Peakbagger Mountains of the Alps Ennstal Alps Mountains of Styria {{S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rauris
Rauris is a municipality in Salzburg (state) in the area of Pinzgau in Austria. There are about 3,150 inhabitants living in Rauris. Geography The market town Rauris is located in the Pinzgau in the state Salzburg at the river Rauriser Ache at the bottom of the Sonnblick group in the heart of the Nationalpark Hohe Tauern. Rauris is the largest municipal area of the province of Salzburg. Bucheben, Fröstlberg, Grub, Hundsdorf, Marktrevier, Rauris, Seidlwinkl, Unterland, Vorstanddorf, Vorstandrevier, Wörth and Wörtherberg are all within the municipal area of Rauris. History Overview of historic development The valley of Rauris is one of the lesser valleys in the Tauern that is permanently populated. Archeological findings show that these passes were used by ancient people near the Rauriser Tauern (Hochtor). A gilt neck-ring was found on the Maschlalm which originated from the time of La Tène in about 400 B.C. In the centre of Rauris six silver-coins were found, of whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zell Am See District
The Bezirk Zell am See is an administrative district (''Bezirk'') in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Pinzgau region (). The area of the district is , with a population of 84,124 (May 15, 2001), and population density 32 persons per km2. The administrative center of the district is Zell am See. It is a two-hour transfer to resort from Salzburg Airport. The region’s biggest town is Saalfelden with a population of 20,000. Administrative divisions The district is divided into 28 municipalities, three of them are towns, and four of them are market towns. Towns # Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer (15,093) # Zell am See (9,638) # Mittersill (5,930) Market towns # Lofer (1,943) # Neukirchen am Großvenediger (2,616) # Rauris (3,107) # Taxenbach (2,918) Municipalities # Bramberg am Wildkogel (3,895) # Bruck an der Großglocknerstraße (4,430) # Dienten am Hochkönig (800) # Fusch an der Großglocknerstraße (754) # Hollersbach im Pinzga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salzburg
Salzburg is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020 its population was 156,852. The city lies on the Salzach, Salzach River, near the border with Germany and at the foot of the Austrian Alps, Alps mountains. The town occupies the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Founded as an episcopal see in 696, it became a Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg, seat of the archbishop in 798. Its main sources of income were salt extraction, trade, as well as gold mining. The Hohensalzburg Fortress, fortress of Hohensalzburg, one of the largest medieval fortresses in Europe, dates from the 11th century. In the 17th century, Salzburg became a centre of the Counter-Reformation, with monasteries and numerous Baroque churches built. Salzburg has an extensive cultural and educational history, being the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and being home to three universities and a large student population. Today, along with Vienna and the Tyrol (st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kliening
Bad Sankt Leonhard im Lavanttal () is a spa town in the district of Wolfsberg in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Geography The municipality lies in the upper Lavant valley (''Lavanttal'') north of the district capital Wolfsberg. The municipal area comprises the cadastral communities of Erzberg, Görlitzen, Kliening, Bad Sankt Leonhard proper, Schiefling, Schönberg, Theißing, and Twimberg. Bad Sankt Leonhard has access to the Süd Autobahn (A2). The Lavant Viaduct across the valley was inaugurated in 1986; with a height of , it is the second highest bridge in Austria. History The area was settled since ancient times, when a Roman road led through the Lavanttal up to the Obdach Saddle pass and the Mur valley in present-day Upper Styria. In the 11th century, the surrounding Carinthian estates were enfeoffed to the Bishops of Bamberg by Emperor Henry II. A first chapel dedicated to Saint Leonard was consecrated during the tenure of Bishop Otto (1102–1139). His success ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Sankt Leonhard Im Lavanttal
Bad Sankt Leonhard im Lavanttal () is a spa town in the district of Wolfsberg (district), Wolfsberg in the Austrian state of Carinthia (state), Carinthia. Geography The municipality lies in the upper Lavant (river), Lavant valley (''Lavanttal'') north of the district capital Wolfsberg, Carinthia, Wolfsberg. The municipal area comprises the Cadastral community, cadastral communities of Erzberg, Görlitzen, Kliening, Bad Sankt Leonhard proper, Schiefling, Schönberg, Theißing, and Twimberg. Bad Sankt Leonhard has access to the Süd Autobahn (A2). The Lavant Viaduct across the valley was inaugurated in 1986; with a height of , it is the second highest bridge in Austria. History The area was settled since Ancient Rome, ancient times, when a Roman road led through the Lavanttal up to the Obdach Saddle pass and the Mur (river), Mur valley in present-day Upper Styria. In the 11th century, the surrounding Duchy of Carinthia, Carinthian estates were enfeoffed to the Prince-Bishopric of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
