Bleiburg (Pliberk in Slovenian) is a small city in the state of Carinthia, Austria, south-east of Klagenfurt, in the district of Völkermarkt, near the Slovenian border. It is located approximately 479m above sea level.left|thumb|A square in Bleiburg.According to the census of 2001, Bleiburg has approximately 4,100 inhabitants. The municipality of Bleiburg extends to 69.70 square kilometers. It is an old border town located in the Feistritz valley near the Hochpetzen mountain in the Karawanken group. Bleiburg is home to a district court, military barracks and to the local productive and services industry. The name of Bleiburg, literally meaning "Lead Castle", can be attributed to the lead mining operations in the Petzen mountain. The oldest surviving document mentioning the town is dated to 1228. Bleiburg was elevated to the status of a city in 1370. The annual Wiesenmarkt (meadow market) has taken place every year at least since

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