At the end of October, the Carinthian Homeland Service invited everyone to a convivial Kasnudel meal at the traditional Fruhmann inn in Wernberg. The topic of the evening was the “Special Case of Carinthia”, which the renowned Viennese historian university professor Dr. Lothar Höbelt in a familiar humorous manner, and in an equally well-founded manner. That Carinthia has always occupied a special position throughout its long history, Höbelt was able to demonstrate to the interested audience using numerous examples. Carinthia was Austria's first duchy in the Middle Ages, it lost some of its importance, but was always able to exploit its special position. The circumstance is exciting, that, for example, in the K&K-Monarchy, which, in contrast to other crown lands, did not concern Carinthians for a long time with any minority problems, diese erst sehr spät eine Rolle spielte und bekanntermaßen erst nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg mit Abwehrkampf und Volksabstimmung eskalierte.

For Höbelt, Carinthia's unique geographical location is particularly important - with a view to the future. As is well known, Carinthia borders Italy in the south, on the other hand, to Slovenia and the Balkans. With this starting point and proximity to the Slavic and Romance worlds, said Höbelt, Kärnten im europäischen Kontext alle Chancen.