Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
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Skyline of Klagenfurt Wörthersee with Klagenfurt at the eastern end | |
| Coordinates: 46°37′N 14°18′E / 46.617°N 14.300°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Carinthia |
| District | Statutory city |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christian Scheider (Team Kärnten) |
| Area | |
• Total | 120.12 km2 (46.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 446 m (1,463 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 100,316 |
| • Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9020, 9061, 9063, 9065, 9073, 9201 |
| Area code | 0463 |
| Vehicle registration | K |
| Website | www.klagenfurt.at |
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (/ˈklɑːɡənfʊərt/; German: [ˌklaːɡn̩fʊʁt ʔam ˈvœʁtɐzeː] ⓘ; Slovene: Celovec; Austro-Bavarian: Klognfuat; Carinthian Slovene: Clouvc), usually known as simply Klagenfurt (English: /ˈklɑːɡənfʊərt/ KLAH-gən-foort), is the capital and largest city of the Austrian state of Carinthia, as well as of the historical region of Carinthia (including Slovenian Carinthia).
With a population of 105,443 (1 January 2025), it is the sixth-largest city in Austria after Vienna, Graz, Linz, Salzburg, and Innsbruck. The city is the bishop's seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gurk-Klagenfurt and home to the University of Klagenfurt, the Carinthian University of Applied Sciences and the Gustav Mahler Private University for Music. Klagenfurt is considered the cultural centre of the Carinthian Slovenes (Slovene: koroški Slovenci; German: Kärntner Slowenen), one of Austria's indigenous minorities.