KLAGENFURT (Slovene, Celovec)  , the capital of the Austrian duchy of Carinthia, 212 M . S.W. of Vienna by rail . Pop . (1900), 24,314 . It is picturesquely situated on the river Glan, which is in communication with the Worther-see by the 3 M. long Lend canal . Among the more noteworthy buildings are the parish church of St FEgidius (1709), with a tower 298 ft. in height; the cathedral of SS Peter and Paul (1582-1593, burnt 1723, restored 1725); the churches of the Benedictines (1613), of the Capuchins (1646), and of the order of St Elizabeth (1710) . To these must be added the palace of the prince-bishop of Gurk, the burg or castle, existing in its present form since 1777; and the Landhaus or house of assembly, dating from the end of the 14th century, and containing a museum of natural history, and collection of minerals, antiquities, seals, paintings and sculptures . The most interesting public monument is the great Lindwurm or Dragon, standing in the principal square (1590) . The industrial establishments comprise white lead factories, machine and iron foundries, and commerce is active, especially in the mineral products of the region . Upon the Zollfeld to the north of the city once stood the ancient Roman town of Virunum . During the Middle Ages Klagenfurt became the property of the crown, but by a patent of Maximilian I. of the 24th of April 151$, it was conceded to the Carinthian estates, and has since then taken the place of St Veit as capital of Carinthia . In 1535, 1636, 1723 and 1796 Klagenfurt suffered from destructive fires, and in 1690 from the effects of an earthquake .

On the 29th of

March 1797 the French took the city, and upon the following day it was occupied by Napoleon as his headquarters .