Sustainable living
If you want to live sustainably and be mindful of your ecological footprint, Klagenfurt is the ideal place for you. Regionality, sustainability and high-quality products are ranked very highly here.
If you want to live sustainably and be mindful of your ecological footprint, Klagenfurt is the ideal place for you. Regionality, sustainability and high-quality products are ranked very highly here.
It is a magnet for visitors from all over the world: Lake Wörthersee. It offers culinary delights, joie de vivre, and culture, especially in the summer. A mere 900 steps from the University of Klagenfurt, the largest lake in Carinthia covers an area of 19.39 square kilometres and is 16.5 kilometres long, with numerous highlights and excellent bathing water quality. Temperatures of up to 28 degrees celsius in midsummer invite you to swim, while 21 different species of fish also enjoy the water. Klagenfurt’s drinking water, which is extracted from protected groundwater sources, ranks among the best in Europe.
Your’ve already seen Barcelona, Paris or London? Trieste, Zagreb, Venice, Ljubljana and Rijeka are cities in the Alps-Adriatic region and are closer than you think. They all boast trendy town centres that are perfekt for leisurely strolls. We have explored these cool Alps-Adriatic cities for you and are exited to share your insiders’s tips! Find out where to find the best festivals and clubs, which hidden places you should definitely explore, and which cultural highlights are waiting to be discovered.
Klagenfurt is a small and friendly city: 100,000 people live here in the most southerly provincial capital in Austria. The University of Klagenfurt, also known as Alpen-Adria Universität (AAU), is located in the west of the city, about 5 minutes away from Lake Wörthersee by bike. It’s an excellent place to study. But with “discover Klagenfurt”, we also want to show you that Klagenfurt and Carinthia (as well as the regions beyond) are wonderful places to live as well as study!
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