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Peca is the highest mountain of the eastern Karawanks, the second-highest mountain of the Northern Karawanks and the most eastern two-thousand-metre mountain of Slovenia. It is a mighty mountain with a characteristic shape of a tableland with rocky peaks protruding from it The mountain is built of Triassic Wetterstein limestone and Wetterstein dolomite. In the past, lead and zinc was mined on Peca, the shafts belonging to the Topla and Mežica mines.Address : Peca, 9143, Austria
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Hemmaberg, RosaliengrotteThe Hemmaberg is a high mountain in the apron of the Karawanken and lies west of the village Globasnitz in the south of Carinthia . There has been a Celtic sanctuary on the summit plateau at least since Roman times . In late antique times there was a hillside settlement with an older church and two double churches built at the same time at the beginning of the 6th century. A good trekking destination and also there are so many other leisure opportunities too.
Werner Berg MuseumThe Werner-Berg-Museum offers a representative overview of the lifetime work of the artist Werner Berg, born in Wuppertal Elberfeld. The museum is housed in a centuries old building at the Main Market in Bleiburg, whose expressively revitalised basic structure provides for the perfect placement of his works of art. A very successful symbiosis between the modern stylistic elements and the historic structure of the building itself makes a visit to the museum a very special.
Lake TurnerA beautiful lake located in the municipality of Sankt Kanzian in Carinthia, Austria. The lake lies together with Gösselsdorfer See on the Rückersdorfer's plate. It spans over an area of 44 hectares. The lake is covered with Mire and Phragmites. There are seven swimming areas around the lake with two camping areas and several private tourist accommodations. A good picnic location and also there are so many leisure options too.
Lake KlopeinA beautiful lake near the town of Völkermarkt located within the municipality of Sankt Kanzian in Carinthia, Austria. Lake Klopein is the remaining lake of previously larger lake area, which has spanned over today's Kühnsdorf area. With water temperatures reaching 29 °C it is among the warmest lakes in the Alpic region.
Museum LiaunigThe Museum Liaunig is an art museum in Neuhaus that, houses collections composed of 3000 artworks by Austrian contemporary artists and of African jewels. The existing exhibition spaces, a viewable storage area, a wing for paintings and sculptures, a 160m long hall for temporary display, a room for graphic art and another room for the renowned gold collection, are being expanded by new, mostly underground situated components.
Wildensteiner WasserfallThe Wildensteiner waterfall in Carinthia is one of the highest free-falling waterfalls in Europe. It is formed by the Wildensteiner Bach , which flows into the Drau not far from the Vellach. The waterfall is not far from the village of Gallizien along the Eisenwurzen long-distance hiking trail below the summit of the Hochobir.
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