Moosburg, Austria

Moosburg
Moosburg
Country	Austria
State	Carinthia
District	Klagenfurt-Land
Mayor	Herbert Gaggll (ÖVP)
Area	36.76 km2 (14 sq mi)
Elevation	503 m  (1650 ft)
Population	4,460 (1 January 2011)[1]
- Density	121 /km² (314 /sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code	9062
Area code	04262
Website	www.moosburg.gv.at Coordinates: 46°39′0″N 14°10′0″E / 46.65°N 14.166667°E / 46.65; 14.166667

Moosburg (Slovene: Možberk) is a market town in the Klagenfurt-Land district in the Austrian state of Carinthia, northwest of its capital Klagenfurt. It consists of the Katastralgemeinden Bärndorf, Gradenegg, Kreggab, Moosburg (Možberk), St. Peter, Seigbichl (Žihpolje), Tigring (Tigrče) and Tuderschitz (Tudrešiče).

History

Arnulf Castle

Located within an area, which had at least been settled since Roman times, Moosburg is the site of the Arnulfsfeste Kaiserpfalz, first mentioned in a 879 deed. Arnulf of Carinthia, the Carolingian king of East Francia and Holy Roman Emperor, grew up here and used the castle as a residence. Subsequent an estate of the Counts of Gorzia and the House of Habsburg, it was replaced by nearby Moosburg Castle and decayed during the 16th century.

Transportation

Moosburg is situated along the B 95 Turracher Straße federal highway. The A 2 Süd Autobahn can be reached via the Krumpendorf and Pörtschach junctions.

Twin towns

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Austria

Moosburg is twinned with:

• Maintal, Germany, since 1976
• Moosburg an der Isar, Germany, since 1991
• Katerini, Greece, since 1996

References

1. ^ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2011-01-01.