Micheldorf ( sl, Mihaelova vas) is a

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in the district of Sankt Veit an der Glan in the

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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 ...

History

First mentioned in 1074 deed, it consists of the '' Katastralgemeinden'' Micheldorf and Lorenzenberg, which from 1973 until a 1992

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belonged to the neighbouring

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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 ...

. Micheldorf also includes the village of Hirt, home of the Hirt

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Twin towns

Micheldorf in Oberösterreich Micheldorf in Oberösterreich is a municipality in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems in the Austrian state of Upper Austria Upper Austria (german: Oberösterreich ; bar, Obaöstareich) is one of the nine states or of Austria. Its capita ...

since 2002 *

Villesse Villesse ( fur, Vilès) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Gorizia in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about southwest of Gorizia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,56 ...

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since 2003

References

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