Friesach

Friesach is a historic town in the Sankt Veit an der Glan district of Carinthia, . First mentioned in an 860 deed, it is known as the oldest town in Carinthia.
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  • Type: Town with 2,240 residents
  • Description: municipality in St. Veit/Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
  • Also known as: “20505”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Burg Geyersberg and Krankenhaus des Deutschen Ordens Friesach.

Castle
Photo: JJ55, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a castle in Carinthia, . It stands on a steep rocky outcrop on the northern edge of the town. The outcrop drops steeply on three sides; only to the west does a shallow saddle lead down to the Krewenze stream, from where a nearly level path leads to the castle.

Hospital
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is a hospital.

Church
Photo: Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Judendorf and Schödendorf.

Hamlet
Photo: Niki.L, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet.

Hamlet
Photo: Niki.L, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet.

Friesach

Latitude
46.9521° or 46° 57′ 7″ north
Longitude
14.4052° or 14° 24′ 19″ east
Population
2,240
Elevation
773 metres (2,536 feet)
Open location code
8FRPXC24+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 343343868
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
7871641
Wiki­data ID
Q871601
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Satellite Map

Discover Friesach from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Western Frisian—“Friesach” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: “Friesach”
  • Armenian: “Ֆրիզախ”
  • Basque: “Friesach”
  • Bulgarian: “Фризах”
  • Catalan: “Friesach”
  • Cebuano: “Friesach”
  • Chechen: “Фризах”
  • Chinese: “弗里萨赫”
  • Chinese: “弗里薩赫”
  • Czech: “Friesach”
  • Danish: “Friesach”
  • Dutch: “Friesach”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “فريساش”
  • Esperanto: “Friesach”
  • Estonian: “Friesach”
  • French: “Friesach”
  • Galician: “Friesach”
  • German: “Friesach”
  • Hungarian: “Friesach”
  • Irish: “Friesach”
  • Italian: “Friesach”
  • Japanese: “フリーザッハ”
  • Korean: “프리에자흐”
  • Ladin: “Friesach”
  • Lombard: “Friesach”
  • Macedonian: “Фризах”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Friesach”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Friesach”
  • Norwegian: “Friesach”
  • Persian: “فریزاخ”
  • Persian: “فریساخ”
  • Polish: “Friesach”
  • Portuguese: “Friesach”
  • Russian: “Фризах”
  • Slovak: “Friesach”
  • Slovenian: “Breže”
  • Spanish: “Friesach”
  • Swedish: “Friesach”
  • Tatar: “Фризах”
  • Turkish: “Friesach”
  • Ukrainian: “Фрізах”
  • Uzbek: “Friesach”
  • Uzbek: “Фриесач”
  • Venetian: “Friesach”
  • Vietnamese: “Friesach”
  • Volapük: “Friesach”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Friesach”
  • Western Frisian: “Friesach”

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