Country Austria Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website www.bad-bleiberg.at Area 44.8 km² Local time Monday 11:53 PM Area code 04244 | State Carinthia Postal codes 9530, 9531 Elevation 902 m Population 2,490 (1 Apr 2009) District Villach-Land District | |
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Kurzentrum bad bleiberg das zentrum f r ihre gesundheit video
Bad Bleiberg (Slovene: Plajberk pri Beljaku) is a market town in the Villach-Land District of Carinthia, Austria. Originally a mining area, especially for lead (German: Blei), Bad Bleiberg today due to its hot springs is a spa town. Bad Bleiberg is situated west of the district's capital Villach in a high valley on the northern slope of the Dobratsch massif, part of the Gailtal Alps mountain range. It consists of the Katastralgemeinden Bleiberg and Kreuth.
Contents
- Kurzentrum bad bleiberg das zentrum f r ihre gesundheit video
- Map of 9530 Bad Bleiberg Austria
- B rgerempfang bad bleiberg 2015
- History
- Politics
- Twin town
- Notable people
- References
Map of 9530 Bad Bleiberg, Austria
B rgerempfang bad bleiberg 2015
History
King Henry II of Germany granted the area around Villach to the newly created Diocese of Bamberg at the Frankfurt synod of 1 November 1007, together with other Carinthian estates like Griffen or the Canal Valley around Tarvisio. When under Emperor Frederick II Bamberg evolved to a Prince-Bishopric, the territories became ecclesiastical exclaves within the territory of the medieval Duchy of Carinthia. In 1759 the Bamberg estates were finally acquired by Empress Maria Theresa and incorporated into Habsburg Carinthia.
The mine was first mentioned as Pleyberg in a 1333 deed and operated by the Fugger family from the late 15th century onwards. Georgius Agricola described the mining and smelting of lead and zinc in his 1556 book De re metallica. Mining operations ceased in 1993 for economic reasons, today a toruist mine offers guided underground tours.
When in 1951 a hot spring had flooded an adit, a public bath was established and Bleiberg received the official Bad title of a spa town in 1978.
Politics
Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2009 elections:
Twin town
Notable people
Oskar Potiorek (1853–1933), Austro-Hungarian army officer