Regional Museum of Carinthia
The Regional Museum of Carinthia (Landesmuseum Kärnten) was established in 1844 to house the city's rich collections on the natural history, art, and life of Carinthia. Highlights include a fascinating model of Klagenfurt as it was in 1800, as well as a substantial medieval collection that includes the Fürstenstein, or Prince's Stone, on which the old Dukes were crowned, and the ceremonial sword of the Knights of St. George, dating from 1499. Items of interest in the natural history section include the Ice Age rhinoceros skull, which provided the model for the city's famous Dragon Fountain, along with relief models of the nearby Grossglockner mountains, the Villach Alps and the eastern Karawanken. In the museum park are Roman gravestones and votive stones from Virunum in the Zollfeld and other sites.
Address: Museumgasse 2, 9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee