Klagenfurt
46º38N 14º20E, pop (2001e) 90 300. Capital of Kärnten state, S Austria; industrial and commercial town on the R Glan; founded (1161) as a market village; granted a municipal charter, 1252; birthplace of Ingeborg Bachmann, Robert Musil, Hanns A Rauter; university; many 16th–17th-c arcades and courtyards have been restored; Landhaus (1574–90), Dragon Fountain (1590), cathedral (16th-c); summer festival (Altstadtzauber) held in the city centre.
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