The language spoken by the most part of the In the everyday life people speak above all the Carinthian dialect, a sort of Southern Bavarian dialect.
The last census has pointed out that 2. The settling area of the Slovenian ethnic group is located in the South of Carinthia. Klagenfurt, the chief town, and Villach are statutory cities. More than three quarter of all Carinthian people belong to Catholic Church. The Klagenfurt basin and the valleys of Carinthia are framed by mountains. Carinthia is the country of water, it is provided with at least water basin, of which are warm lakes suitable for swimming, most of them with drinking water.
The Land has 8. While meetings in Austria and Slovenia start early in the morning, in Italy meetings just begin at midmorning. This demonstrates only one example of existing intercultural differences in this cooperation-area. It is of utmost importance to be familiar with the respective national conventions and habits and to avoid thinking in stereotype-patterns.
Each border region has its own behavioural specifics, so it is difficult to describe special characteristics for the Alpe-Adria Region as a whole apart from its obvious heterogeneity. Also three administrative systems emboss this tri-border region, which highly influence business-cooperation and cross-border projects. As the country-specific institutional and legal frameworks are highly complex and differ in a lot of ways from each other, the regions have implemented various institutions with the purpose to facilitate cross-border cooperation.
The systemic differences and barriers as such influence cross-border projects in general. They also have a huge impact on the behaviour of the actors ivolved. This becomes especially obvious when comparing the confidence in national politics and the administration in the border regions.
While Austrian administration is fully based on law and legal compliance, in Slovenia the citizen orientation aspect has most priority, and in Italy the distrust in legal authorities is increasing. These different approaches also influence the perception of foreign partners within the trilateral area. Summarizing, the border triangle Austria — Italy — Slovenia can be seen as one geographical area, which is highly reliant on cooperation in an economic, educational and also cultural perspective for its future development.
However, this cross-border region is not characterized by specific political, linguistic or social similarities. All three nationalities have developed in a different way, despite some common historical and cultural backgrounds. Nevertheless, the area represents a collaborative and future-oriented environment that opens further space for cross-border cooperation and networks.
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Skip to Main Content. Characteristics of the border-region The border region of Austria, Italy and Slovenia is characterized by three different languages, administrative systems and cultural backgrounds.
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This border came into existence in with the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Before this, the Slovenian territory was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and there was therefore no border. The end of the First World War confirms the inclusion of Slovenian territories in the first Yugoslavia, thus creating the border.
The cross-border region of Carinthia is consequently split in two, one portion being attached to Austria and the other to Slovenia. From to , following the annexation of Austria by Germany, this demarcation became the border between Germany and Yugoslavia. During this period, Germany also occupied certain border areas in northern Slovenia, putting an end to the border. At the end of the Second World War, this border became part of the Iron Curtain and was therefore closely monitored.
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