Carinthian Basin

Topography

Carinthian Basin
Basic information

  • Population

    349.248

  • Area

    2.394,15 km²

  • Population Density

    145,87 people/km²

  • (Austria)

    105,17 people/km²

  • Area proportion

    2%

  • Pop. proportion

    3%

  • Landscapes

    3

  • Municipalities

    44

Surface use

  • Wood

    49.79%

  • Alps

    1.97%

  • Rocks

    0.07%

  • Fields, pastures

    32.50%

  • Permanent crops

    0.08%

  • Gardens

    3.85%

  • Rivers, brooks

    1.02%

  • Lakes, ponds

    1.88%

Carinthian Basin: Description

The Carinthian Basin is the smallest topography in Austria and is located in Carinthia. The topography is divided into the landscapes of the Western and Eastern Carinthian Basin and the Lower Lavant Valley with peripheral locations. Besides the agglomerations around Klagenfurt and Villach, the Carinthian lakes such as Lake Wörthersee are an essential feature of the Carinthian Basin.

Carinthian Basin: Landscapes
Similio Feistritz-ob-Bleiburg KartnerBecken
Feistritz-ob-Bleiburg KartnerBecken
Similio Maria-Saal KartnerBecken
Maria-Saal KartnerBecken
Similio Velden KartnerBecken
Velden KartnerBecken
Exciting perspective of St. Veit an der Glan
Exciting perspective of St. Veit an der Glan.
Wonderful weather at the Moosburg ponds
Wonderful weather at the Moosburg ponds.
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Above the rooftops in the centre of Klagenfurt
Above the rooftops in the centre of Klagenfurt.
View of the Ossiacher See
View of the Ossiacher See.
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Excavations in the archaeological park in Magdalensberg
Excavations in the archaeological park in Magdalensberg.
Bathing lake in Lavamünd
Bathing lake in Lavamünd.
Similio Bleiburg
Bleiburg
A sea of Margherites on Lake Turner
A sea of Margherites on Lake Turner.
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Lake Sonnegg in Sonnegg in the valley of Jauntal 
Lake Sonnegg in Sonnegg in the valley of Jauntal .
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Stein in the Jaun valley
Stein in the Jaun valley.
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Autumn sunset
Autumn sunset.
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Shore on Lake Wörthersee in Krumpendorf
Shore on Lake Wörthersee in Krumpendorf.
View of Lake Wörthersee in Pörtschach
View of Lake Wörthersee in Pörtschach.
Lilienberg domain in the village of Tainach
Lilienberg domain in the village of Tainach.
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Heunburg Theatre
Heunburg Theatre.
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View in the Lavant Valley
View in the Lavant Valley.
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Via the Saualpe to the Wolfsberger Cabin
Via the Saualpe to the Wolfsberger Cabin.
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Sunset in Goesselsdorf
Sunset in Goesselsdorf.
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Autumn weather in the monastery St. Paul in Lavant valley
Autumn weather in the monastery St. Paul in Lavant valley.
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A sunny day at Lake Turnersee
A sunny day at Lake Turnersee.
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Sunset at Lake Woerthersee
Sunset at Lake Woerthersee.
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Evangelical church in Villach
Evangelical church in Villach.
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Ossiach Abbey
Ossiach Abbey.
Morning mood at the Wörthersee Ostbucht
Morning mood at the Wörthersee Ostbucht.
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A perspective from Lavamünd in Carinthia
A perspective from Lavamünd in Carinthia.
Lake Wörthersee beach feeling
Lake Wörthersee beach feeling.
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Parish square in Klagenfurt
Parish square in Klagenfurt.
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Sunset at Lake Woerthersee
Sunset at Lake Woerthersee.
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The river Drau near Neudenstein
The river Drau near Neudenstein.
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Similio Althofen
Althofen
Landskron Castle
Landskron Castle.
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Kitzelberg viewing platform
Kitzelberg viewing platform.
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Wonderful view of Wernberg
Wonderful view of Wernberg.
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Impression from Wolfsberg with the church tower in the background
Impression from Wolfsberg with the church tower in the background.
Hollenburg Castle in the Rose Valley
Hollenburg Castle in the Rose Valley.
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The Church of Our Lady in Maria Saal
The Church of Our Lady in Maria Saal.
Winter in Unterburg on Klopeiner See
Winter in Unterburg on Klopeiner See.
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