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

Here are some impressions of the symposium:

ORF “Carinthia today” from 22. September 2024

Governor Kaiser also took part in the symposium as a speaker – here is the press release!

On “ORF.at” was also reported:

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.

Kindly supported by
• The state of Carinthia
• The city of Klagenfurt
• The Carinthian Federation of Industry
• Brauunion Österreich AG
• The Austrian national team

From battlefield to peace region

The war has returned to Europe - peace work as a permanent task!
With the motto:
⇒ Remove taboos on ethnic conflicts
⇒ Discuss cultural distortions
⇒ Define economic synergy effects

In co-operation with
to the Kanaltaler Kulturverein Carinthia
of the Austrian country team
and personalities
to the Central Association of the Carinthian Slovenesn
and des Clubs of the Carinthian Slovenes, Maribor

Symposium

time: Freitag, 16. September 2022, von 9 to 14 watch
Ort: in the Europahaus in Klagenfurt, Reitschulgasse 4

process:

9 watch opening and greeting
Greetings from the mayor
by Klagenfurt Christian Scheider

1. Panel: politics and civil society:
"Old Conflicts and New Cooperation"

Moderation: Dr. Marian Sturm
Mag. Hans Haider, Association "Remembering"
Gerhard Doerfler, Governor a.d.
Dr. Boris Jesih, State Secretary a.D. / Slovenia
Manuel Jug, BEd, Chairman of the Central Association of Carinthian Slovenes
Stefano Mazzolini, Vice President of the Regional Council of Venezia Giulia

11 o'clock coffee break

2. Panel: historians and civil society:
"Old opposites, new images of history"

Moderation: Andreas Mölzer
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ulfried Burz, University of Klagenfurt
Dr. Josef Feldner, Honorary member of the KHD
Dr. Daniel Grafenauer, Club of Carinthian Slovenes, Maribor
Dr. Artur Rossbacher, Club "Three peoples"
Univ.-Doz. Dr. Hellwig Vallentin

Limited number of participants at the symposium!
Binding registrations to Mrs. Angelika Strutz
E-mail: a_strutz@khd.at
Phone no.: 0463 54002

Meeting of Cultures – Senza Confini Summer Festival

In cooperation with
⇒ both Kanaltal cultural associations,
⇒ the Carinthian consensus group,
⇒ and the Austrian national team
Supported by the
"Community of Motagnia of Canal del Ferro and Valcanale"

time: Saturday, 17. September 2022, von 10 to 18 watch
Ort: im Venetian Palace in Malborgeth

Im Innenhof
10.00 Alphorn Ensemble "Alphorn Blower Valcanale"
greeting, Greetings and opening
10.30 "Trachtenmusikkapelle Weissenstein"
In the conference hall
11.00 Foreword Chairman of the KHD and representative of the consensus group
11.10 "Mesani Pensky Zbor" Gemischter Chor Kranjska Gora
11.40 "Group Famos" small group from Villach
12.10 "Duo Tenor" Christian Miola and Matteo Schönberg at the piano
12.30 "Hörnerklang Alpe Adria" baroque horn ensemble of the Kanaltaler Greetings and joint declaration of the guests of honor and political representatives of the regions present
13.15 to 14.15 Lunch break with entertainment music "Wörtherseeklang"
Im Innenhof
14.15 "Group Famos" small group from Villach
14.45 "Alpen Adria Choir" from Villach/Carinthia
15.30 "Band of the Sanctuary of Pontebba"
16.10 "Closing words and thanks"
16.30 cozy finale with the “Doganiers”

culinary:
12 o'clock until 18 watch: free beer, Sassakabrote, Bacon and cheese for everyone
With bonus:
13 o'clock until 15 watch: pasta and wine
15 clock until the end: Cream cake and coffee

image: Venetian Palace in Malborghet; Image source: Wikipedia/Johann Jaritz license: CC BY-SA 3.0