Bleiburg is a city in Austria , in the federal state of Carinthia .
| City | |||
| Bleiburg | |||
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| Bleiburg | |||
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| A country |  Austria | ||
| Federal state | Carinthia | ||
| District | Voelkermarkt District | ||
| Burgomaster | Stefan Fizocnig ( SDPA ) | ||
| History and geography | |||
| Square | 69.72 km² | ||
| Center height | 479 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in the summer UTC + 2 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 3988 people ( 2005 ) | ||
| Official language | Deutsch | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Telephone code | 0 42 35 | ||
| Postcode | 9150 | ||
| Car code | VK | ||
| Official code | 2 08 01 | ||
| bleiburg.at (him.) | |||
It is part of the District Volkermarkt . The population is 3988 people (as of December 31, 2005). It covers an area of 69.72 km². The official code is 2 08 01 .
The city gained notoriety in history in connection with the events of the Blayburg massacre in 1945, when the troops of the Yugoslav partisans staged a mass destruction of the Croatian Ustashes and Slovenian collaborators who had fled to Austria.
Content
Photos
Parish Church - Side Altar - St. Florian
Political situation
The burgomaster of the commune, Stefan Fozochnig ( SDPA ) on the results of the 2003 elections .
The Council of Representatives of the Commune ( Ger. Gemeinderat ) consists of 23 seats.
- ANP takes 9 places.
- SDPA takes 8 seats.
- Party Enotna Lista takes 5 seats.
- APS takes 1 place.
See also
- Bleiburg Massacre
Links
- Official page (him.)