- Zollfeld
Zollfeld ( _sl. Gosposvetsko polje) is a slightly ascending plain in Carinthia,
Austria . It is from convert|400|m|ft to convert|2|km|mi wide and about convert|18|km|mi|abbr=on long, with the altitude between 450 and 455 m (1,475 and 1,490 ft) above sea level. It is situated in theKlagenfurt Basin and extends along the Glan River from the north ofKlagenfurt tillSankt Veit an der Glan .Ulrichberg (1,022 m / 3,350 ft) and Magdalensberg (1,059 m / 3,470 ft), the highest elevations of the Klagenfurt Basin, surround it.This is one of the oldest cultural landscapes in Carinthia. The oldest findings originate from the time of
Hallstatt culture . It was the cultural and political centre of the Celtic kingdom and laterRoman province ofNoricum , of the Slavic principality ofCarantania , and finally ofCarinthia .In the Middle Ages, there was a Slavic fortification and later also Carolingian castle built in Zollfeld some five kilometers from Klagenfurt at the site of the modern-day village of
Karnburg . Inside the castle was a meeting place, where thePrince's Stone , the base of an ancient Roman Ionic column, stood and the Dukes of Carantania were installed. NearMaria Saal stands theDuke's Chair . There the newly installed dukes of Carantania distributed their land among thevassal s.See also
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Modestus (Apostle of Carinthia)
*Carantanians
*History of Slovenia
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