Oberdrauburg

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Oberdrauburg

Coat of arms
Oberdrauburg
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 46°44′N 12°58′E / 46.733°N 12.967°E / 46.733; 12.967Coordinates: 46°44′N 12°58′E / 46.733°N 12.967°E / 46.733; 12.967
Country Austria
State Carinthia
District Spittal an der Drau
Government
  Mayor Hubert Schnedl (SPÖ)
Area
  Total 69.91 km2 (26.99 sq mi)
Elevation 632 m (2,073 ft)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
  Total 1,255
  Density 18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 9781
Area code 04710
Website www.oberdrauburg.at

Oberdrauburg is a market town in the district of Spittal an der Drau at the western rim of the Austrian state of Carinthia.

Geography

It is situated near the Kärntner Tor (Carinthian Gate), where the Drava river crosses the border from East Tyrol to Carinthia. In the west it shares border with the Tyrolian municipality of Nikolsdorf. The name of the town corresponds with the municipality of Dravograd in Slovenia, former Unterdrauburg, where the Drava crosses the border from Carinthia to Lower Styria. The market town of Oberdrauburg also includes the Katastralgemeinden of Flaschberg and Zwickenberg.

Ancient chapel

Transportation

Oberdrauburg is situated on the Drautal-Straße highway (Bundesstraße B 100) running from Spittal an der Drau to Lienz. Here the Plöckenpass-Straße B 110 highway branches off, leading to the Gailbergsattel mountain pass and Kötschach-Mauthen. Rail transport is available at the Oberdrauburg Station of the Drautalbahn (Drava Valley Railway) line.

Twin towns

References

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