Liebenfels

Liebenfels () is a market town in the district of Sankt Veit an der Glan in the Austrian state of Carinthia.
Geography.
The municipal area is situated on the southern slopes of the Gurktal Alps. It lies about west of the district capital Sankt Veit an der Glan and directly north of the state capital Klagenfurt. The highest point in the municipality is the Schneebauerberg with an elevation of , and the lowest is in the valley of the Glan river at .
The municiplatiy comprises the cadastral communities of Freundsam, Glantschach, Gradenegg, Hardegg, Liebenfels proper, Liemberg, Pflausach, Rosenbichl, Rottschaft Feistritz, Sörg, and Sörgerberg.
History.
While the oldest archaeological findings in the area date back to the Neolithic, the foundation of an ancient temple were discovered on a hill near the village of Hohenstein. The building was erected in the 2nd century AD, when the area was part of the Roman "Noricum" province, and dedicated to the local Celtic goddess "Noreia".
The building of church in the village of Glantschach was documented between 958 and 991. Located near the central "Zollfeld" area in the Duchy of Carinthia, Liebenfels is the site of numerous medieval castles and residences, most notably Liebenfels Castle which was first mentioned as "Liewenvelse" in a 1312 deed.