Oberdrauburg
Oberdrauburg is a market town in the district of Spittal an der Drau at the western rim of the Austrian state of Carinthia.
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- Oberdrauburg
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- Municipality
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- Oberdrauburg Drau mit Kaerntner Tor 23012011 683.jpg
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- Riverside and Carinthian Gate
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- Austria
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- 270
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- Location within Spittal an der Drau district
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Article
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- Geography
- History
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- Twin towns
- Notable people
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Oberdrauburg is a market town in the district of Spittal an der Drau at the western rim of the Austrian state of Carinthia.
==Geography== thumb|left|Market square Oberdrauburg is near the Kärntner Tor (Carinthian Gate), a narrow place in the Drava Valley between the Gailtal Alps in the south and the Kreuzeck group of the Hohe Tauern range in the north, where the river crosses the border from East Tyrol to Carinthia. The town is about east of Lienz; in the west it shares a border with the Tyrolian municipality of Nikolsdorf. The municipal area includes the cadastral communities of Flaschberg and Zwickenberg.