Regional Perspectives - Völkermarkt

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Völkermarkt –A Region Introduces Itself

The district of Völkermarkt covers 908 square kilometres and its bilingualism and proximity to neighbouring Slovenia makes it a cultural and economic melting pot. The region scores with a strong secondary sector in plant construction and is Austria’s leader in terms of recycling quotas thanks to highly specialised local recycling and recovery companies.

@ Amt der Kärntner Landesregierung

The region stands for:

Bio economy and innovation
Clear shaping of the manufacturing sector with a very strong focus on the technology sector.
Climate-fit circular economy

Lived multilingualism
High quality of life in an intact landscape
High level of expertise in the field plant construction and recycling

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Leading Companies in the Region

Mountain-View Data GmbH

Mountain-View Data GmbH is a company operative in the field of international fund data in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Customers include banks, pension and provision funds, insurance companies, financial service organisations and other financial institutions. Mountain-View Data GmbH distinguishes itself as a leading fund and financial data provider with a high quality, continuously maintained fund and ETF database in an extraordinarily attractive location in Europe’s first organic town and the sunniest region of Austria.

Wild GmbH

The WILD Group develops and manufactures optomechatronic products in the medical technology, optical technology and industrial technology sectors and produces exclusively on customer order. At four locations in Carinthia and headquarters in Völkermarkt, Vienna and Trnava (SK), the WILD Group employs over 450 highly qualified employees. As a technology partner, WILD is in demand wherever precision is required and innovations take place. Both international market leaders as well as start-ups appreciate the know-how combination of optics, precision mechanics, electronics, application software and plastics technology.

PreZero Polymers Austria GmbH

PreZero Polymers Austria GmbH closes loops. From post-consumer plastics, i.e. plastic waste that is generated by private or commercial end users, as well as post-industrial waste, the innovative company produces recyclates – and that with over 30 years of experience. That´s how the enterprise has grown from recycling pioneer to a company with almost 200 employees.

Urbas Stahl- und Anlagenbau

Well-known companies in the sawmill and wood industry, energy suppliers and many other companies with a need for process energy, rely on the know-how and technology of Urbas Stahl- und Anlagenbau when it comes to energy supply. Turnkey reference systems in many countries are impressive proof of the capabilities of this innovative company.

Mahle Filtersysteme

In addition to filtration systems for combustion engines, high-quality products for battery-electric vehicles are also manufactured at the Mahle site in St. Michael ob Bleiburg. As the largest training company in the Lower Carinthia region, it also runs its own training and further education academy with the most modern training workshops.

Networks and Cooperations

The basis for good development and cooperation in many projects in the district of Völkermarkt is the joint regional development location, the Climate and Energy Model Region (KEM) Southern Carinthia, the Völkermarkt Business Association and the district office of the Carinthian Chamber of Commerce.

Green Tech Cluster

The Green Tech Cluster initiates growth through innovation. Within the cluster, around 220 companies and research institutions are shaping the green solutions of the future. With 20 global technology leaders within an hour’s drive, the cluster forms one of the highest concentrations of companies in this industry.

Municipality Network "Alliance in the Alps"

The municipality network “Alliance in the Alps” works for intact nature, a healthy economy and a good coexistence in the Alps. It promotes the active exchange across language and cultural borders and focuses on people. The support of cross-border projects is the declared goal.

Wirtschaftsverein Zukunft Völkermarkt

The business association “Zukunft Völkermarkt” implements holistic measures to promote commercial businesses and freelance professions in the entire Völkermarkt region and improves purchasing conditions in the trade and catering industries in the Völkermarkt city centre.

Regional Development Association Southern Carinthia

The Regional Development Association Southern Carinthia works to support sustainable, regional and integrative development in the district of Völkermarkt. The focus is on the sectors trade and industry, agriculture and forestry, tourism and health, culture, commerce and local supply and municipal development.

Chamber of Commerce Völkermarkt

The Chamber of Commerce district office in Völkermarkt brings the concentrated service and know-how of the Chamber of Commerce Carinthia to your doorstep. The tasks of the district office include, among other things, active interest-driven politics with the aim of improving the economic framework, addressing regional political issues, ensuring member-oriented services and representing and safeguarding the interests of its members.

Enjoy Life

Southern Carinthia and Lake Klopeiner See in particular are considered to be among the most beautiful summer destinations in Austria. The district of Völkermarkt is also characterised by a variety of traditional and folkloric events. The Bleiburg fair for example, with well over 100,000 visitors per year, is well known far beyond its borders. Cultural highlights are guaranteed with the summer games in Eberndorf or the Heunburg Theatre. Austria’s second-largest private art collection can be found in the district at the Liaunig Museum and museum fans will also get their money’s worth in the Werner Berg Museum in Bleiburg.

Education and Social Services

The hospital Klinikum Klagenfurt and the state hospital LKH Wolfsberg can be reached within 30 minutes. A close network of doctors and pharmacies ensure optimal local medical care. Wellness is also very important here – for example in the VIVEA Health Hotel Bad Eisenkappel or in Carinthia’s third bathhouse, which is currently being built at Lake Klopeiner See. Educational institutions such as the PraxisHAK Völkermarkt or the Alpen-Adria-Gymnasium in Völkermarkt and the FBS Völkermarkt form the backbone of knowledge.

The district of Völkermarkt covers 908 square kilometres and its bilingualism and proximity to neighbouring Slovenia makes it a cultural and economic melting pot.

Your direct line to the Völkermarkt region:

DI Peter Plaimer, MSc

Regional Development Southern Carinthia, Klagenfurter Straße 10, 9100 Völkermarkt

+43 (0)664/502 62 57

peter.plaimer@lag-uk.at

Good Accessibility – Short Distances

By Train
The district of Völkermarkt lies well connected to the southern railway line “Vienna – Villach”. The train station junctions “Kühnsdorf-Klopeiner See” and the train station in Bleiburg are the backbone of the public transportation network. The Carinthia train station shuttle is also available for an optimal onward journey. With the launch of the Koralmbahn in 2025, the economic region of Southern Carinthia will be even more firmly anchored in the trans-European transportation network.

By Car
The district of Völkermarkt is traversed by Austria’s most important northeast connection, the southern motorway – Südautobahn (A2). Via the motorway, Vienna or Salzburg and the Slovenian and Italian regions can be reached easily and quickly. The district of Völkermarkt also has two border crossings into neighbouring Slovenia (Seebergsattel and Bleiburg).

By Plane
Klagenfurt Airport is only 20 minutes drive away and two other international airports, Graz and Ljubljana, are within an hour’s drive.

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Regional Perspectives - Völkermarkt

Southern Carinthia - the economic portal to the Alps-Adriatic-Region

Völkermarkt –A Region Introduces Itself

The region stands for:

The Region in Figures