Bleiburg is a small town (4000 inhabitants) located in the heart of Southern Carinthia. The city of Bleiburg owes its name to the former mining industry. The home mountain is the Petzen. Bleiburg is seen from a sporting and cultural point of view, the center of Southern Carinthia. Also many important personalities come from Bleiburg, like for example:
- Kiki Kogelnik: Pop Art – Artist
- Werner Berg: Artist
- Rainer Schönfelder: Ex Ski Racer and repeated medalist
Bleiburg is easily accessible by car or train. In the radius of 1,5 hours there are also 3 airports, these would be:
- Klagenfurt: 0,5 hour from Bleiburg
- Graz: 1 hour from Bleiburg
- Ljubljana: 1,5 hours from Bleiburg
If desired, we also pick you from the airports.
Arrival by car
Coming from Germany and Salzburg
Via the A 8 – from Munich via the German-Austrian border to Salzburg. Stay on the motorway and continue on the A 10 towards Villach. After Villach continue towards Klagenfurt – A2 exit Griffen – L 127 (Lippitzbacher Landesstraße). From there follow the signs to Bleiburg.
Coming from Vienna and Graz
Via the A 2 – from Vienna continue on the A 2 towards Graz – continue towards Klagenfurt – A 2 Exit Griffen – L 127 (Lippitzbacher Landesstraße). From there follow the signs to Bleiburg.