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Lindwurm Fountain, New Square (Neuer Platz), Klagenfurt

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    1. Landhaus Klagenfurt – New Town Hall Klagenfurt loop from Klagenfurt

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    Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    January 7, 2024

    From cream cakes from Bled to nativity figures, spices, bonnets and socks 🧦 you can buy a lot here

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      January 7, 2024

      The rectangular shaped Neue Platz is the central city square of Klagenfurt, in the middle of which stands the Lindwurm as the city's landmark and heraldic animal. The square was created in the second half of the 16th century, when the estates had their new Renaissance city built south of the medieval one. They also commissioned the Lindwurm monument, which commemorates the beginnings of the city according to the founding legend: Ford of the “Klagen” = Klagenfurt.
      In 1593, the 124 hundredweight work made of chlorite slate is said to have been dragged from nearby Kreuzbergl to Neuer Platz by 300 young men dressed in white. In 1636 the sculpture was expanded into a lindworm fountain with a fountain trough, club-wielding Hercules and a Renaissance lattice. The well once supplied the city with drinking and fire-fighting water.

      For the 2008 European Football Championship, the square was redesigned according to the plans of the architect Boris Podrecca. Dark granite stone slabs form the elegant “carpet” for the lindworm fountain.

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        January 7, 2024

        New square with town hall and delicious mulled wine

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          Location: Carinthia, Austria

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