Carinthian Basin

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

Lend channel in Klagenfurt — Lend channel in Klagenfurt.
© Tarik Saidi

Hoerzendorfersee covered with fog — Hoerzendorfersee covered with fog.
© Tarik Saidi

The castle hotel in Velden — The castle hotel in Velden.

Hochosterwitz Castle — Hochosterwitz Castle.
© Austria Paradise

View of Lake Klopein — View of Lake Klopein.

Evangelical church in Villach — Evangelical church in Villach.
© Austria Paradise

View in the Lavant Valley — View in the Lavant Valley.
© Tarik Saidi

Maria Wörth on Lake Wörthersee with its namesake church in the picture — Maria Wörth on Lake Wörthersee with its namesake church in the picture.

Egg at Lake Faak — Egg at Lake Faak.
© Austria Paradise

Morning mood at the Wörthersee Ostbucht — Morning mood at the Wörthersee Ostbucht.
© Angelika Komposch

Old town of Villach — Old town of Villach.
© Austria Paradise

Sunset in Goesselsdorf — Sunset in Goesselsdorf.
© Tarik Saidi

Bleiburg meadow market — Bleiburg meadow market.
© Angelika Komposch

Eberndorf Abbey — Eberndorf Abbey.
© Angelika Komposch

Exciting perspective of St. Veit an der Glan — Exciting perspective of St. Veit an der Glan.

Autumn weather in the monastery St. Paul in Lavant valley — Autumn weather in the monastery St. Paul in Lavant valley.
© Angelika Komposch

View of Maria Saal — View of Maria Saal.

Winter atmosphere in Pörtschach on Lake Wörthersee — Winter atmosphere in Pörtschach on Lake Wörthersee.
© Angelika Komposch

The Church of Our Lady in Maria Saal — The Church of Our Lady in Maria Saal.

Night sky in Klagenfurt — Night sky in Klagenfurt.
© Christian Kremser

Shore on Lake Wörthersee in Krumpendorf — Shore on Lake Wörthersee in Krumpendorf.

Beautiful view from Velden on Lake Wörthersee — Beautiful view from Velden on Lake Wörthersee.

Lake Wörthersee beach feeling — Lake Wörthersee beach feeling.
© Angelika Komposch

Panorama at Lake Ossiach — Panorama at Lake Ossiach.

View from Maria Wörth to Lake Wörthersee — View from Maria Wörth to Lake Wörthersee.

View of the Ossiacher See — View of the Ossiacher See.
© Austria Paradise

A sea of Margherites on Lake Turner — A sea of Margherites on Lake Turner.
© Angelika Komposch

Lilienberg domain in the village of Tainach — Lilienberg domain in the village of Tainach.
© Angelika Komposch

The Drau Bridge in Villach — The Drau Bridge in Villach.

Via the Saualpe to the Wolfsberger Cabin — Via the Saualpe to the Wolfsberger Cabin.
© Angelika Komposch

Above the roofs of Villach — Above the roofs of Villach.

Church in Stein in the Jaun valley — Church in Stein in the Jaun valley.
© Angelika Komposch

Stein in the Jaun valley — Stein in the Jaun valley.
© Austria Paradise

Hochosterwitz Castle in St. Veit an der Glan — Hochosterwitz Castle in St. Veit an der Glan.

Sablatnigmoor with view to the Hochobir — Sablatnigmoor with view to the Hochobir.
© Angelika Komposch

Similio Althofen — Althofen

Sunset at Lake Woerthersee — Sunset at Lake Woerthersee.
© Tarik Saidi