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FROM THE CONTENTS OF THE CURRENT ISSUE:

• KHD chairman Andreas Mölzer: Homeland service in the crossfire Page 4-5

Our Carinthian

• Resolution dated 4. February 2026 Seite 6
• Wendelin Molzer: Three plates without print Seite 7

KHD-Activ

• Franz Jordan:
  • Invitation to the commemoration in Liescha Seite 8
  • Farewell without return Seite 9
  • Left-wing radical provocations Seite 10
  • Marburg Bloody Day Seite 10
  • Unpunished: UDBA murder in Carinthia Seite 11

From the associations

• Karl Heinz Moschitz: The Kanaltalers are setting an example Pages 12-14
• Bruno Burchhart:
  • Left-wing memorial whispers Seite 16
  • Strong sign of life Pages 17-18
  • Enjoyable school club support Pages 18-19

From Carinthia's history

• Florian Thomas Rulitz: The last victim of Bleiburg Pages 19-21
• Dr. Josef Lausegger talking about the Perschmannhof Seite 22

ethnic groups & associations

• Cultural heritage of German-speaking ethnic groups Pages 23-24
• Check Austrian foreign school in Laibach! Seite 23
• 1050 years of Carinthia Pages 25-26
• obituary: Veronika Haring Seite 26

In this first issue of “Kärntner” in the year 2026 let's deal with the current political ones, social and cultural challenges for our homeland in the Alpine-Adriatic region. A world in transition, new security policy questions in Europe and the ongoing discussion about identity, Remembrance and cohesion also directly affect Carinthia. It is particularly necessary in turbulent times, klare Standpunkte einzunehmen und zugleich den Dialog zu suchen.

We report on initiatives to strengthen peace among ethnic groups, about the role of Carinthia as a peace region and about specific projects in the cultural and historical areas. Memory culture, Traditionspflege und die Förderung eines zeitgemäßen Patriotismus stehen dabei ebenso im Mittelpunkt wie die grenzüberschreitende Zusammenarbeit mit unseren Nachbarn.
The Carinthian Homeland Service sees itself as a voice for responsibility, Ausgleich und Heimatbewusstsein.

It remains our goal, to preserve identity, To build bridges and further develop Carinthia as a model region for understanding and peaceful coexistence…

As in the previous year, the Carinthian Homeland Service organized a scientific symposium again this year, um einerseits historische Probleme unseres Landes aufzuarbeiten und andererseits neue Themenbereiche des Heimatschutzes zu erarbeiten.

They met under the motto “old conflicts – new cooperations”. 16. September again in the Europa-Haus in Klagenfurt, which was kindly provided free of charge by the city of Klagenfurt. After the welcome from Klagenfurt Mayor Christian Scheider and the greetings from the President of the State Parliament, Reinhard Rohr, KHD chairman Andreas Mölzer opened the conference, who discussed the topic in two rounds of discussions. Mölzer appealed to the associations of Carinthian Slovenes in front of the media and the participants in the symposium, specifically to Valentin Inzko and Manuel Jug, the dialogue also with the homeland- und Traditionsverbänden wieder aufzunehmen.

The first panel was held by historian Doctor Peter Wassertheurer and his Slovenian colleague Professor Janez Stergar. Wassertheurer is the chairman of the Arthur Lemisch Institute, which is close to the Carinthian Defense Fighters Association. Und Stergar ist der Vorsitzende des Clubs der Kärntner Slowenen in Lublijana und Mitglied des General Majster-Verbandes.

The ORF also reported on the event (image: Screenshot “ORF.at”)

This has succeeded in the Carinthian homeland service, to get the traditional opponents of the Carinthian defensive battle at one table for the first time. What separated them back then, namely their national attitudes and the fight for their respective homeland, as they each understood, unites them today, emphasized KHD chairman Mölzer. That they are patriots, die einen Kärntner Patrioten die anderen eben slowenische Patrioten.

At Doctor Marjan Sturm’s, the long-time chairman of the Central Association of Carinthian Slovenes, moderated discussions between the two historians became apparent, that there are still major differences in the two historical images. Nevertheless – says Sturm – that is just the fact, that people talk to each other and take note of the other side's views, ein wichtiger Schritt hin zur Versöhnung.
On the second podium, which was then moderated by Andreas Mölzer, debated alongside the head of the Europahaus, the former governor Christoph Zernatto, the Carinthian FPÖ leader Erwin Angerer, the top manager Filip Ogris-Matic, a Carinthian Slovene and master Wolfgang Pucher, the representative of the Carinthian Industrial Association. It was about the business location of Carinthia in the Alpine Adriatic region, the four discussants agreed, that the country has great opportunities. However, it does apply, die Abwanderung junger hochqualifizierte Kräfte zu bekämpfen und ein breites Bewusstsein über die Lebensqualität und ökonomische Kraft des Wirtschaftsstandorts Kärnten zu propagieren.

The media reporting on ORF (Symposium: Overcoming conflicts as an opportunity – kaernten.ORF.at) but could also be in the country's major daily newspapers (See excerpt above, Carinthian homeland service – Discuss calmly first, then celebrate properly | krone.at) It was extremely pleasing about this symposium of the Carinthian Homeland Service. Auch an dieser Stelle den Medienvertretern herzlich dafür gedankt.