Moosburg, Austria

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Moosburg
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Moosburg
Moosburg, Austria is located in Austria
Administration
Country  Austria
State Carinthia
District Klagenfurt-Land
Mayor Herbert Gaggl (ÖVP)
Basic statistics
Area 36.76 km2 (14.2 sq mi)
Elevation 503 m  (1650 ft)
Population 4,492  (5 November 2009)
 - Density 122 /km² (316 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code 9062
Area code 04262
Website www.moosburg.gv.at

Coordinates: 46°39′0″N 14°10′0″E / 46.65°N 14.166667°E / 46.65; 14.166667

Moosburg (Slovene: Možberk) is a market town in the district of Klagenfurt-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It consists of the Katastralgemeinden Bärndorf, Gradenegg, Kreggab, Moosburg (Možberk), St. Peter, Seigbichl (Žihpolje), Tigring (Tigrče) and Tuderschitz (Tudrešiče).

Moosburg Palace

Moosburg is the site of the Arnulfsfeste Kaiserpfalz, first mentioned in a 879 deed, when Arnulf of Carinthia, the later Holy Roman Emperor, grew up here and used the castle as a residence. Subsequent an estate of the Counts of Gorzia and the House of Habsburg, it was replaced by Moosburg Palace and decayed during the 16th century.

[edit] Transportation

Moosburg is situated along the B 95 Turracher Straße federal highway. The A 2 Süd Autobahn can be reached via the Krumpendorf and Pörtschach junctions.

[edit] Twin towns


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