Oberwinklern

Oberwinklern is a hamlet in Velden, Villach-Land District, Carinthia and has about 145 residents. Oberwinklern is situated nearby to the locality Untertauern, as well as near the hamlet Obersakoparnig.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Ossiach and Aichelberg Castle.

Lake Ossiach

Lake

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Lake Ossiach is a lake in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is the state's third largest lake after Lake Wörth and Lake Millstatt. Lake Ossiach is situated 3 km northwest of Oberwinklern.

Aichelberg Castle

Castle

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Aichelberg Castle is a castle in Carinthia, Austria. It crowns an 850 m spur in the Ossiacher Tauern, north-east of Wernberg, from which it once commanded the pre-alpine trade roads that linked the Drava valley with the interior of Carinthia.

Burgruine Hohenwart

Castle

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Burgruine Hohenwart is a ruinous medieval castle south of the village of Köstenberg in Carinthia, Austria, first mentioned in 1144/1149 and probably built in the first half of the 12th century. It was probably ruinous by the early 16th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Köstenberg and Ossiach.

Köstenberg

Village

Photo: Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Velden am Wörther See is a market town in Villach-Land District, in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Situated on the western shore of the Wörthersee lake, it is one of the country's most popular holiday resorts.

Ossiach

Village

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Ossiach is a municipality in the Feldkirchen District in the Austrian state of Carinthia. The small settlement is mainly known for Ossiach Abbey. Ossiach is situated 2½ km north of Oberwinklern.