Moosburg is a market town

Market town

Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...

 in the Klagenfurt-Land

Klagenfurt-Land

Bezirk Klagenfurt-Land is a district of the state ofCarinthia in Austria.-Municipalities:Towns are indicated in boldface; market towns in italics; suburbs, hamlets and other subdivisions of a municipality are indicated in small characters.*Ebenthal **Aich an der Straße, Berg, Ebenthal,...

 district in the Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n state of Carinthia

Carinthia (state)

Carinthia is the southernmost Austrian state or Land. Situated within the Eastern Alps it is chiefly noted for its mountains and lakes.The main language is German. Its regional dialects belong to the Southern Austro-Bavarian group...

, northwest of its capital Klagenfurt

Klagenfurt

-Name:Carinthia's eminent linguists Primus Lessiak and Eberhard Kranzmayer assumed that the city's name, which literally translates as "ford of lament" or "ford of complaints", had something to do with the superstitious thought that fateful fairies or demons tend to live around treacherous waters...

. It consists of the Katastralgemeinden Bärndorf, Gradenegg, Kreggab, Moosburg (Možberk), St. Peter, Seigbichl (Žihpolje), Tigring (Tigrče) and Tuderschitz (Tudrešiče).

History

Located within an area, which had at least been settled since Roman

Ancient Rome

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 times, Moosburg is the site of the Arnulfsfeste Kaiserpfalz

Kaiserpfalz

The term Kaiserpfalz or Königspfalz refers to a number of castles across the Holy Roman Empire which served as temporary, secondary seats of power for the Holy Roman Emperor in the Early and High Middle Ages...

, first mentioned in a 879 deed. Arnulf of Carinthia

Arnulf of Carinthia

Arnulf of Carinthia was the Carolingian King of East Francia from 887, the disputed King of Italy from 894 and the disputed Holy Roman Emperor from February 22, 896 until his death.-Birth and Illegitimacy:...

, the Carolingian king of East Francia and Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor

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, grew up here and used the castle as a residence. Subsequent an estate of the Counts of Gorzia and the House of Habsburg, it was replaced by nearby Moosburg Castle and decayed during the 16th century.

Transportation

Moosburg is situated along the B 95 Turracher Straße federal highway

Bundesstraße

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. The A 2 Süd Autobahn

Autobahns of Austria

The Austrian autobahns are controlled-access highways in Austria. They are officially called Bundesstraßen A according to the Austrian federal road act...

can be reached via the Krumpendorf

Krumpendorf

Krumpendorf am Wörther See is a town in the district of Klagenfurt-Land in Carinthia in south central Austria.- External links :* - city website...

 and Pörtschach

Pörtschach am Wörthersee

Pörtschach am Wörthersee , or Poertschach, is a town in the district of Klagenfurt-Land in Carinthia in south central Austria....

 junctions.

Twin towns

Moosburg is twinned with: Maintal

Maintal

Maintal is the second largest town of the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the river Main, between Frankfurt am Main and Hanau.-Neighbouring places:...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, since 1976 Moosburg an der Isar

Moosburg

Moosburg an der Isar is a town in the Landkreis Freising of Bavaria, Germany.The oldest town between Regensburg and Italy, it lies on the river Isar at an altitude of 421 m . It has 17,275 inhabitants and covers an area of 44 km². It is easily reached by the A 92 autobahn and regional trains on...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, since 1991 Katerini

Katerini

Katerini is a town in Central Macedonia, Greece, the capital of Pieria regional unit. It lies on the Pierian plain, between Mt. Olympus and the Thermaikos Gulf, at an altitude of 14 m. The town, which is one of the newest in Greece, has a population of 83,764...

, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

, since 1996