Baldramsdorf

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Baldramsdorf
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Austria
State	Carinthia
District	Spittal an der Drau
Mayor	Heinrich Gerber
Basic statistics
Area	37.95 km² (14.7 sq mi)
Elevation	584 m (1916 ft)
Population	1,819 (09/06/2008)
- Density	48 /km² (124 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code	9805
Area code	04762
Website	www.baldramsdorf.at Coordinates: 46°48′0″N 13°27′0″E / 46.8, 13.45

Baldramsdorf is a municipality in the district of Spittal an der Drau in Carinthia in Austria. It is situated in the west of the City of Spittal, in the southern part of the Lurnfeld valley between the Drava river and the Goldeck mountain range. The municipality consists of the Katastralgemeinden Baldramsdorf and Gschieß, which both were first mentioned in a 1166 deed.

Ortenburg Castle

On the slope of the Goldeck mountain in the south stand the ruins of the Ortenburg castle, built between 1093 and 1140, the former seat of the Counts of Ortenburg.