Griffen, Austria

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Griffen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Griffen
Griffen, Austria (Austria)
Griffen, Austria
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Carinthia
District Völkermarkt
Mayor Josef Müller
Basic statistics
Area 74.74 km² (28.9 sq mi)
Elevation 484 m  (1588 ft)
Population 3,677  (11/06/2008)
 - Density 49 /km² (127 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code 9112
Area code 04233
Website www.griffen.at

Coordinates: 46°42′0″N 14°44′0″E / 46.7, 14.73333

Griffen (Slovene: Grebinj) is a town in the district of Völkermarkt in Carinthia in Austria, home to the Griffen Abbey. It is most famous for being the birthplace of Austrian writer Peter Handke.

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