Lurnfeld

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Lurnfeld
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Austria
State	Carinthia
District	Spittal an der Drau
Mayor	Rudolf Hartlieb (BZÖ)
Basic statistics
Area	33.02 km² (12.7 sq mi)
Elevation	557 m (1828 ft)
Population	2,718 (14/06/2008)
- Density	82 /km² (213 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code	9813
Area code	04769
Website	www.lurnfeld.at Coordinates: 46°50′0″N 13°22′0″E / 46.83333, 13.36667

Lurnfeld is a municipality in the district of Spittal an der Drau in Carinthia in Austria. It consists of the Katastralgemeinden Möllbrücke und Pusarnitz. At Möllbrücke the Möll River flows into the Drava. In the west are the mountains of the Kreuzeck Group.

The Lurnfeld valley is a very old settlement area that in the days of the Roman Empire was called vallis Lurna. In a 891 deed it was mentioned as Liburnia, the main village Möllbrücke as mölnprukke in 1253.