Bad Eisenkappel - Transfer & Transportation Guides

municipality located in the Vellach Valley in the Karawanken mountain range

For additional background information about the city and its history, see Eisenkappel-VellachBad Eisenkappel, also known as Eisenkappel (Slovenian: Zelezna Kapla) is a municipality located in the Vellach valley in the Karawanken mountain range to the nearby peaks: Obir, Peca, and Olševa. It is the urban area of ​​the market township of Eisenkappel-Vellach (population 3038) of the Völkermarkt district in Carinthia, Austria near the border with Slovenia.Bad Eisenkappel first refers to the name of Kappel in 1267. It was officially renamed in 1890 to Eisenkappel.The area is known for its hiking and biking trails, as well as extensive Obir cave system, which has been mined for lead ore since at least 1171, and has been open to the public since 1991. Frommers says "Eisenkappel is the huge stopover in Vellach Valley. the city is surrounded by centuries-old forests and mineral springs, and because of its position as a border town just 15 km (10 miles) from the Austrian-Slovenian border is Jezersko Pass, it also offers many cultural and historic attractions. ... there are many sky-blue lakes and the white mountain peaks near Eisenkappel . Lake Klopeiner ..., north of the city, is the warmest lake in Carinthia and 8 km (5 miles) to the so uthwest see Trögerner Gorge . "The International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (Cipra) has said that Bad Eisenkappel heavily influenced by a growing trend of 'out migration', where services and basic infrastructure, leaving the area. As such, the city has tried to counter this loss by starting events to keep young people in. currently, as mentioned in the report, much of youth trips to nearby Klagenfurt.Its sister community is Jezersko across the border between Austria and Slovenia. .... Learn more at Wikipedia