Lavanttal Alps

The ruins of Burg Klingenstein, also known as Burg Salla and in literature partly under the double name "Burg Klingenstein/Salla", are located west of the village of Salla in the market town of Maria Lankowitz in Western Styria. First named Klingenstein in 1834, the castle was built to protect the trade route from Voitsberg over the Gaberl to the upper Murtal. Its history can only be reconstructed incompletely due to a lack of written sources. Structural details, such as the masonry and the design of the embrasures, suggest that it was probably built in the second half of the 15th century, which is quite late compared to other Austrian castles. The Counts of Montfort, who ruled over the nearby village of Salla at the time, could have been the builders. From the 16th century at the latest, the castle was owned by the noble family Saurau and subsequently also by the Glojacher. The castle was probably destroyed by fire in the 16th century and never rebuilt. From 1982/1983, the ruins were rebuilt by the former mayor of the former municipality of Salla, although some of these rebuilds were new constructions and are controversial among researchers. Three archaeological excavations have also taken place to date, but these did not cover the entire castle area. The castle was probably built in a construction phase using locally available marble and consists of the core castle and the fortification to the west of it. The original design of the castle and the functions of the individual buildings can only be guessed at due to the lack of scientific research to date.

Hirschegg-Pack is since 2015 a municipality with 1,054 residents (as of 1 January 2016) in Voitsberg District in Styria in Austria. It was created as part of the Styria municipal structural reform, at the end of 2014, by merging the former towns Hirschegg and Pack.

Hirschegg was a municipality in Austria, merged in 2015 into Hirschegg-Pack, in the district of Voitsberg in the Austrian state of Styria, in south central Austria.

Gaberl Pass (el. 1,551 m [5,089 ft]) is a high mountain pass in the Austrian Alps in the Bundesland of Styria. A steep road connects Köflach with the upper Mur River valley, running next to the Stubalpe. This road dates from Roman times. It is a popular destination for both summer and winter sports. On a clear day, the views are wide to the Dachstein in the northwest, the Riegersburg in the south and east, and into Hungary and Slovenia.

Kleinlobming is a village and former municipality in the Bezirk Murtal in Styria, Austria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Großlobming.

Reisstraße is a former municipality in the district of Murtal in Styria, Austria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Weißkirchen in Steiermark.

Ameringkogel is a mountain in the Alps located in Austria. It is the highest peak of the Styrian Prealps.

The Styrian Prealps (in German Steirisches Randgebirge, in Slovenian Štajersko Robno hribovje, in Hungarian Stájer Elő-Alpok) is the proposed name for a subdivision of mountains in a new, and as yet unadopted, classification of the Alps, located in Austria and, marginally, in Slovenia and Hungary.

Rachau is a former municipality in the district of Murtal in Styria, Austria with 626 inhabitants. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld. It is divided into three districts: Mitterbach, Glein Rachau and the village of Rachau itself. Neighbouring settlements include Apfelberg, St. Margarethen, St. Lorenzen, Kleinlobming, St. Stefan ob Leoben, Salla, Übelbach, Kainach bei Voitsberg und Gallmannsegg. The Mayor of Rachau was Karl Hirtler of the ÖVP; Bernadette Hartleb (ÖVP) was vice mayor. There is a primary school and two volunteer firefighters in the village.

Apfelberg (meaning "Apple Mountain" in German) is a former municipality in the district of Murtal in the Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Knittelfeld.

Lobmingtal is a municipality with 1,825 residents (as of 1 January 2016) in the Murtal District and Judenburg judicial district of Styria, Austria. The municipality has an area of 54.38 km2 (21.00 sq mi). As part of the Styria municipal structural reform, in 2015, the towns of Großlobming and Kleinlobming were merged, and initially called "Großlobming". After a council decision, the municipality since 2016 has held the name "Lobmingtal".

Großlobming is a municipality in the district of Murtal in Styria, Austria. It is located on the banks of the river Mur.