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3 Klagenfurt: Stadtpfarrkirche
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Street-by-Street This Baroque church
was built on the site
Situated at the eastern end of Wörthersee, of an earlier church
the warmest lake in Austria, Klagenfurt, the destroyed by an
earthquake in 1692.
attractive provincial capital of Carinthia, is Its spire rises to 91 m
an important trade centre and transport (299 ft).
hub, founded in the 12th century. In 1544,
it was almost entirely destroyed by fire E
and had to be rebuilt. Reconstruction was S S
undertaken mainly by Italian architects and A
it is highly reminiscent of Italian towns in R G
style. In the 16th century, Klagenfurt was M E
the centre of the Counter-Reformation. R A
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extended and partially rebuilt,
although most of its historic
buildings date from an earlier
era. Its historic centre is the
district around Alter Platz
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The square is the
site of a modern
bus station.
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The church of the Holy Spirit, built in .
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1355 and altered in 1660, features a O
beautiful altarpiece by Lorenzo Glaber . Landhaus K
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and an interesting Baroque pulpit. The 16th-century O
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Suggested route a magnificent S T
heraldic hall with R
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0 metres 75 Josef Ferdinand S
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For hotels and restaurants in this region see p299 and p325
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