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