Hüttenberg ( sl, Železni hrib) is a market town in the district of

Sankt Veit an der Glan Sankt Veit an der Glan (; sl, Šentvid ob Glini) is a town in the Austrian state of Carinthia, the administrative centre of the Sankt Veit an der Glan District. It was the historic Carinthian capital until 1518. The famous chef Wolfgang Puck was ...

in the

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

n state of

Carinthia Carinthia (german: Kärnten ; sl, Koroška ) is the southernmost States of Austria, Austrian state, in the Eastern Alps, and is noted for its mountains and lakes. The main language is German language, German. Its regional dialects belong to t ...

Geography

The municipality includes the Görtschitz valley in the southern foothills of the

Seetal Alps The Seetal Alps (german: Seetaler Alpen) are a mountain range in the Lavanttal or Noric Alps in Austria south of the River Mur between Scheifling and Zeltweg. Their highest peak is the Zirbitzkogel (2,396 m). Topography The Seetal Alp ...

. On the north, it borders

Styria Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...

. Neighboring municipalities are

Reichenfels Reichenfels is a town in the district of Wolfsberg in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Geography Reichenfels lies in the upper Lavant River valley between the Packalp and the Seetal Alps on the boundary with Styria. Neighbouring municipalities ...

, Bad Sankt Leonhard, and Wolfsberg on the east,

Klein Sankt Paul Klein Sankt Paul ( sl, Mali Šentpavel ) is a town in the district of Sankt Veit an der Glan in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Geography Klein Sankt Paul lies in the central Görtschitz valley about 36 km northeast of Klagenfurt Klagenf ...

on the south, and

Guttaring Guttaring ( sl, Kotarče) is a town in the district of Sankt Veit an der Glan in the Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Al ...

and

Friesach Friesach ( sl, Breže) is a historic town in the Sankt Veit an der Glan district of Carinthia, Austria. First mentioned in an 860 deed, it is known as the oldest town in Carinthia. Geography Location Friesach covers an area of 120.83 km2 a ...

on the west.

Personalities

Heinrich Harrer Heinrich Harrer (; 6 July 1912 – 7 January 2006) was an Austrian mountaineer, sportsman, geographer, ''Oberscharführer'' in the ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS), and author. He was a member of the four-man climbing team that made the first ascent of th ...

was born in the town and a museum is dedicated to him today.

References

Cities and towns in Sankt Veit an der Glan District {{Carinthia-geo-stub