Moosburg, Austria

Moosburg
Moosburg
Country Austria
State Carinthia
District Klagenfurt-Land
Mayor Herbert Gaggll (ÖVP)
Area 36.76 km2 (14 sq mi)
Elevation 503 m  (1650 ft)
Population 4,460 (1 January 2011)[1]
 - Density 121 /km2 (314 /sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code 9062
Area code 04262
Website www.moosburg.gv.at

Moosburg (Slovene: Možberk) is a market town in the Klagenfurt-Land district in the Austrian state of Carinthia, northwest of its capital Klagenfurt. It consists of the Katastralgemeinden Bärndorf, Gradenegg, Kreggab, Moosburg (Možberk), St. Peter, Seigbichl (Žihpolje), Tigring (Tigrče) and Tuderschitz (Tudrešiče).

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History

Located within an area, which had at least been settled since Roman times, Moosburg is the site of the Arnulfsfeste Kaiserpfalz, first mentioned in a 879 deed. Arnulf of Carinthia, the Carolingian king of East Francia and Holy Roman Emperor, grew up here and used the castle as a residence. Subsequent an estate of the Counts of Gorzia and the House of Habsburg, it was replaced by nearby Moosburg Castle and decayed during the 16th century.

Transportation

Moosburg is situated along the B 95 Turracher Straße federal highway. The A 2 Süd Autobahn can be reached via the Krumpendorf and Pörtschach junctions.

Twin towns

Moosburg is twinned with:

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