Oberdrauburg | |
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 Riverside and Carinthian Gate | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Oberdrauburg Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates:46°44′N12°58′E / 46.733°N 12.967°E /46.733; 12.967 | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Carinthia |
| District | Spittal an der Drau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stefan Brandstätter (ÖVP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.93 km2 (27.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 632 m (2,073 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 1,172 |
| • Density | 16.76/km2 (43.41/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9781 |
| Area code | 04710 |
| Website | www.oberdrauburg.at |
Oberdrauburg is amarket town in the district ofSpittal an der Drau at the western rim of theAustrian state ofCarinthia.
Oberdrauburg is near theKärntner Tor (Carinthian Gate), a narrow place in theDrava Valley between theGailtal Alps in the south and theKreuzeck group of theHohe Tauern range in the north, where the river crosses the border fromEast Tyrol to Carinthia. The town is about 20 km (12 mi) east ofLienz; in the west it shares a border with theTyrolian municipality ofNikolsdorf. The municipal area includes thecadastral communities of Flaschberg and Zwickenberg.
Oberdrauburg is on the Drautal-Straße highway (Bundesstraße B 100) running fromSpittal an der Drau toLienz. Here thePlöckenpass-Straße B 110 highway branches off, leading via theGailberg Saddle mountain pass toKötschach-Mauthen in theGail Valley. Rail transport is available at the Oberdrauburg Station of the Drautalbahn (Drava Valley Railway) line.
The name of the town corresponds with the town ofDravograd (Unterdrauburg) inSlovenia, where the Drava crosses the border from Carinthia to the historicStyria region.
Archaeological findings indicate a continuous settlement of the area throughoutCeltic andRoman times. Oberdrauburg Castle was first mentioned in a 1240 as a possession of theCarinthian dukeBernhard von Spanheim. During the 13th century a settlement arose beneath the castle near the branch-off of the Gailberg Saddle road.
In 1292 Oberdrauburg was held by the MeinhardinerHouse of Gorizia at Lienz. In 1308 it appears as a fief of theArchbishopric of Salzburg. It receivedmarket rights in 1325 and further benefited from its convenient location at the crossroads. From 1385 it was held by theCounts of Ortenburg and, with the Ortenburg possessions, it was inherited by CountHermann II of Celje in 1418. Upon the death of Hermann's grandson CountUlrich II of Celje in 1456, it passed to the AustrianHouse of Habsburg. ArchdukeFerdinand I of Austria granted the estates to his treasurerGabriel von Salamanca in 1524.
Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2015 local elections:
Oberdrauburg istwinned with:
Notable people that were born or lived in Oberdrauburg include:
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