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Bleiburg
Bleiburg

Bleiburg is a small town in the south Austrian state of Carinthia (Koroőka), south-east of Klagenfurt, in the district of Vâlkermarkt, some four kilometres (2.5 miles) from the border with Slovenia. The municipality consists of the twelve Katastralgemeinden Aich (Dob), Bleiburg, Grablach (Grablje), Kâmmel (Komelj), Moos (Blato), Oberloibach (Libuče), Rinkenberg (Vogrče), Sankt Margarethen (Šmarjeta), Schattenberg (Senčni kraj), Unterloibach (Libuče), Weißenstein (Belőak) and Woroujach (Borovje).

Bleiburg repatriations

The Bleiburg repatriations occurred in May 1945, at the end of World War II in Europe. Tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians associated with the Axis powers fled Yugoslavia to Austria as the Soviet Union (Red Army) and Yugoslav Partisans took control.

Plombières
Plombières

Plombières is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1, 2006, Plombières had a total population of 9,672.

Bad Bleiberg
Bad Bleiberg

Bad Bleiberg is a market town in the district of Villach-Land, in Carinthia, Austria. Originally a mining area, especially for lead (German: Blei), Bad Bleiberg today due to its hot springs is a spa town.