The Carinthian Homeland Service set the tone with a top-class scientific symposium under the title “Defensive Carinthia – National Defense between Neutrality and Fear of War”. (KHD) in the Europahaus Klagenfurt a clear sign of a discussion on security policy, historisches Bewusstsein und die geistige Verteidigung der Heimat.

Klagenfurt. KHD chairman Andreas Mölzer opened the event and in his greetings emphasized the importance of a strong historical awareness and a self-confident Carinthia in a time of growing international uncertainty. Particularly in view of global crises, we need to focus more on questions
national defense, der Neutralitä t und der kulturellen Identität auseinandersetzen.

The historian Prof. Dr. In her lecture, Claudia Fräss-Ehrfeld offered an exciting overview of Carinthia's national defense in a historical context. She referred to it, that the distinctive Carinthian self-confidence is essentially the result of centuries of
experience of constant threat and possible division from outside. The history of Carinthia is therefore closely linked to the will, your own homeland, Kultur und Identität zu bewahren.

Brigadier a.D. Günter Polajnar dedicated himself to the topic “National defense and military service in neutral Austria”. He emphasized, that Austria's neutrality is by no means a given, but requires clear political will, which is currently all too missing. Credible neutrality also requires sufficient financial resources and willingness, to invest in national military defense. Ohne entsprechende sicherheitspolitische Prioritäten könne Neutralitat langfristig nicht wirksam abgesichert werden.

Dr. Bruno Burchhart spoke about the “defense of Carinthia’s spiritual values” and emphasized, that national defense should not only be understood in military terms. Preserving cultural identity is just as crucial, historical memory and social values, die den inneren Zusammenhalt einer Gemeinschaft stärken.

The event was moderated by National Council member Wendelin Mölzer, der durch das Symposium führte und die unterschiedlichen Themenbereiche miteinander verband.

The Kanaltaler Kulturverein acted as project partners, die ARGE der Kärntner Heimatund Traditionsverbände sowie die OUsterreichische Landsmannschaft mit.

The symposium made it clear, that security issues, der Neutralität und der kulturellen Selbstbehauptung aktueller denn je sind und sowohl politische als auch gesellschaftliche Verantwortung erfordern.

Klagenfurt/Wernberg. – At the well-attended annual general meeting of the Carinthian Homeland Service (KHD), the one on Saturday, the 15. March 2025 took place at the Gasthaus Fruhmann in Wernberg, wurde eine Entschließung für die kommenden Arbeitsschwerpunkte des Heimatdienstes in der näheren und weiteren Zukunft beschlossen.

The Carinthian Homeland Service as a civil society organization, which is dedicated to Carinthian national patriotism, as well as the welfare and woe of the people living in the country and the country itself, In the resolution, names the following tasks and projects for its current and future work:

1. The home service as Truer and guardian of the Carinthian identity
2. The home service as patriotic conscience of the country
3. The home service as patriotic "NGO" and wertkonservativer „Think Tank“

The resolution of the annual general meeting of the KHD can be found in full in the appendix, also a picture with the board. (Rights free, from left to right: Secretary Wendelin Mölzer, Chairman Andreas Mölzer, Honorary chairman Josef Feldner, Deputy Chairman Franz Jordan, Christoph Steinacher, Finance officer Wolfgang Ptok)

This monument, that of the KHD five years ago 100. anniversary of the referendum, has already been smeared several times by left-wing radical chaots. Nevertheless, they gather every year on the evening of 10. In October a number of local dignitaries with close ties to their homeland attended the memorial together with the Steinacher family, um mit geistlichem Segen des großen Kärntners zu gedenken.

KHD chairman Andreas Mölzer pointed this out in his speech this year in addition to honoring Steinacher, that the home service serves as the country's patriotic conscience, especially in the year of remembrance 2025 was required again, To counteract the distortions of Carinthia's recent history. The attempts come from radical circles around the Slovenian students and the University of Klagenfurt, to trivialize the post-war crimes of the Tito partisans and to stigmatize the memory of these victims, sei entschieden zurückzuweisen.

And Christoph Steinacher, the grandson of the KHD founder explained, that the referendum of 1920 uns allen Mahnung sein müsse – speziell in einer Zeit weltweiter Krisen – weiter für den Frieden im Lande zu arbeiten.

Commemorating the defensive struggle and referendum of the Carinthian homeland- and traditional associations in the Klagenfurt Landhaushof on the day before the state holiday took place for the second time. Welcomed by the President of the State Parliament, Reinhard Rohr, and the Mayor of Klagenfurt, Christian Scheideer, came in front of the Carinthian Unity Monument, As is well known, the home associations include over a hundred Carinthian patriots, um bei Klängen der Sängerrunde Emmersdorf und der Khevenhüller Kapelle ein feierliches Gedenken zu begehen.

After the greetings from KHD – Chairman Andreas Mölzer, who also had critical words about the commemorative year 2025 found, and the chairman of the Kanaltaler Kulturverein Karl-Heinz Moschitz, the youth speech by Villach student Helena Wallner was the first highlight of the event. Sie zeichnete die Vision eines freien und sicheren Kärntner Heimatlandes für die Jugend.

The ceremonial speech was given by former state governor Gerhard Dörfler,
who once again pleaded for understanding and reconciliation between the German Carinthian majority population and the Slovenian ethnic group. Sein leidenschaftliches Bekenntnis für ein zukunftsweisendes Heimatgefühl und für eine Erhaltung des Friedens im Lande in der Zeit weltweiter Krisen beeindruckte die Zuhörer.

A church blessing, The traditional wreath-laying ceremony and the Carinthian local song concluded the successful event, which was routinely moderated by Bruno Burchhard. Although this was boycotted by the Carinthian Defense Fighters Association - they were not ready, to accept the keynote speaker Gerhard Dörfler – the homeland- und Traditions-Verbände des Landes damit neuerlich ein Zeichen des gelebten Patriotismus und der Kärntner Heimatliebe setzen.

Celebration of the Carinthian referendum from 10. Oktober 1920

When: Thursday, the 9. October 2025, one 11 watch
Wo: Sea of ​​the Carinthian unit in the Landhaushof in Klagenfurt

It would be an honor and joy,
To welcome you

Participant:
► Hunting horn players Rosental
► Carinthian flag wing
► Singing round Emmersdorf
► PFARERER MAG. Erich Ickelsheimer
► Moderation: Dr. Bruno Burchhart

program:
► Fanfare
► Welcome
► Carinthian flag wing
► Special greeting
► Music
► Greetings from guests of honor:
Landtag president Ing. Reinhart Rohr
Mayor of Klagenfurt Christian Scheider
► Network: Andreas Mölzer (KHD chairman)
► Music
► Fanfare
► Speech of the youth: Helena Wallner
► Greetings:
D.I. Karlheinz Moschitz (Volksdeutsche)
Dr. Massimiliano Lacotta (Italy)
Ivo Vrhuninc (Slovenia)
► Music
► Speech: Gerhard Doerfler (Governor a.d.)
► Music
► Prayer and intercession
► Nutrition of wreaths under the sounds of the "comrade" song
► Carinthian home song

“Where you can do with blood
The border wrote …“

It was the Carinthian defense fight, who brought a rethink with the victorious powers of the First World War, was zur Anordnung einer Volksabstimmung in Kärnten führte.
At the end of the First World War, the various peoples of the Habsburg Danube monarchy called for their own state. So the Südslavs claimed for their SHS state (Serbs Croatians, Slovenes) also parts of Carinthia. Without warning, the SHS troops marched into Carinthia. The Carinthians defended themselves against this land robbery under the leadership of the state administrator Dr. Arthur Lemisch und des Militärkommandanten Wilhelm Hülgerth im Abwehrkampf mit militärischem Widerstand.
Despite military setbacks, the Carinthian referendum on 10. October 1920, The one after the intellectual defensive struggle of the historic Carinthian home service, Under the direction of Hans Steinacher, im „Kampf um die Herzen“ zum Erfolg führte und Kärntens Einheit und Freiheit brachte.

For the common commemorative trade fair to the Carinthians dragged and murdered by partisans met round 150 People from Carinthia and Slovenia in picturesque Liescha/Leše in Knappenkirche. The fair was accompanied musically by the MGV Petzen, geleitet zweisprachig von Dechant Ivan Olip.

Following the trade fair, the descendants of the murdered victims intended together with KHD chairman Andrea Mölzer, the Austrian ambassador in Slovenia, Dr. Konrad Bühler and the first president of the Carinthian state parliament Reinhard Rohr, who agreed on this in their fixed speeches, dass man nur im gemeinsamen Opfergedenken auch gemeinsam den Frieden sichern kann.

The Kärntner home service now has the fourth time on 17. May of the year invited to a scientific symposium in the Klagenfurt Europahaus. In year 2022 the topic "Alps Adria Peace Region" was discussed, 2023 was debated over "old controversy and new cooperations", im Vorjahr schließlich über die Sprachkompetenz in und um Kärnten unter dem Motto „beim Reden kommen die Leute z‘samm“.

This time, three speakers deal with the Carinthian past and its current identity on the one hand, sowie mit den wirtschaftlichen Zukunftsperspektiven.

Speeches by Wilhelm Wadl, By Marjan Sturm and Timo Springer

The director of the Carinthian History Association Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Wadl spanned a wide arc over the history of Carinthia and the Alps Adriatic Room, wobei er insbesondere die Konflikte zwischen deutschsprachigen und Slowenisch sprachigen Kärntnern beleuchtete.

Dr. Marjan storm, langjähriger Vorsitzender des Zentralverbandes der Närntner Slowenen referierte über die aktuelle Identität Kärntens und dies auch insbesondere im Zusammenhang mit dem Verhältnis zwischen der Mehrheitsbevölkerung und der Volksgruppe.

And like. Timo springs, President of the Carinthian Industry Association, skizzierte die ökonomischen Zukunftsperspektiven des Landes aus der Sicht der Industrie.

After all three presentations, a lively discussion developed, The audience could see, that the Carinthian home service on the one hand is with the historical questions of the country, in particular deals with the folk group conflict, andererseits aber auch Probleme der Gegenwart und Zukunft beleuchten will.

New book on the tragedy of Croatian and Bleiburg

At the end of the scientific symposium, the book published by the home service about the tragedy of the Croatians in Bleiburg in spring was still 1945 presented. Josip Stjepandic acts as the editor, Heinz-Dieter Pohl, Franz Jordan und Andreas Mölzer.

A number of authors, Historian and committed patriots, Illuminate the historical development towards the events of Bleiburg, but also the bloody events in total, who took place at the end of the war on Carinthian soil. Above all, voices have their say, which are absolutely in contrast to the common representation, As is currently being offered in the mainstream media. It is the intention of the home service, auch den Kroaten ein würdiges Opfergedenken zu gewährleisten.

Support for the Canal Raler Kulturverein

After the symposium, the members of the board and a number of friends of the Carinthian home service drove together to Tarvis, um der Einweihung des renovierten Kulturhauses des Kanaltaler Kulturvereins beizuwohnen.
KHD-chairman Andreas Mölzer was able to donate from 1000 Euro überreichen.

Overall, the Carinthian home service has in recent years for the expansion of the cultural center and also for publishing a book about the history of the channel valley to the 15.000 Euro an den Kulturverein gespendet.

A meal of the Carinthian home service and its guests in the "Al Vecchio Skilift" restaurant by Stefano Mazzolini, Vice President of Parliament in Trieste, bildete den überaus geselligen Abschluss dieses arbeitsreichen Tages.

Pictures: Screenshot "ORF" and KHD

At the well-attended annual general meeting of the Carinthian
home service (KHD), the one on Saturday, the 15. March 2025 took place at the Gasthaus Fruhmann in Wernberg, The old board was initially relieved of its duties, and the KHD chairman Andreas Mölzer and his team were once again unanimously re-elected. In further consequence
wurde eine Entschließung für die kommenden Arbeitsschwerpunkte des Heimatdienstes in der näheren und weiteren Zukunft beschlossen.

The Carinthian Homeland Service as a civil society organization, which is dedicated to Carinthian national patriotism, as well as the welfare and woe of the people living in the country and the country itself, In the resolution, names the following tasks and projects for its current and future work:

1. The home service as protector and guardian of the Carinthian identity
2. The home service as the country's patriotic conscience
3. The Homeland Service as a patriotic “NGO” and conservative “think tank”

The The resolution of the annual general meeting of the KHD can be found in full in the appendix, also a picture with the re-elected board. (right: Frei, in the picture from left to right: Secretary Wendelin Mölzer, Finance officer Wolfgang Ptok, Chairman-Deputy. Franz Jordan, Chairman Andreas Mölzer, Organisationsreferent Christioph Steinacher, Association representative Karl-Heinz Moschitz)

With food and drink, geselligen Gesprächen und dem einen oder anderen Weihnachtslied ließ man das ablaufende Arbeitsjahr des Heimatdienstes Revue passieren.

ORF “Kärnten today” from 9. Oktober 2024

Around 300 Guests gathered in the morning 9. October in the Carinthian country house. The working group of Carinthian traditional associations invited people to the site of Carinthian unity, die im Eigentum des Kärtner Heimatdienstes und des Kärntner Abwehrkämpferbundes steht zum Gedenken die Opfer des Kärntner Abwehrkampfes und zur Feier der Kärntner Volksabstimmung ein.

After greetings from the First President of the Carinthian State Parliament, Reinhart Rohr, and the mayor of Klagenfurt, representatives of the Carinthian Defensive Fighters' Association and the Carinthian Windische, among others, commemorated the victims of the defensive struggle. The warning speech, to fill up old ditches, said the chairman of the Carinthian Homeland Service Andreas Mölzer. Hans Steinacher's great-grandson was in charge of the youth, Bernd Steinacher in seine Rede in die Zukunft.

Nach der Niederlegung wurde die würdige Feierlichkeit mit dem Kärntner Heimatlied beendet.

Report in the Kleine Zeitung (6. October 2024) in advance of the event: