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The article for

Klagenfurt

(das) Klagenfurt

Klagenfurt is a proper noun and usually takes no article. When one is needed it is das.

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Meaning

[1] Capital of the State of Carinthia in Austria

[1] Landeshauptstadt des Bundeslandes Kärnten in Österreich

Examples

[1] Klagenfurt has a beautiful old town

[1] Klagenfurt hat eine schöne Altstadt.

From Thursday to Saturday, 18 authors in Klagenfurt compete for the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize Aner

[1] Von Donnerstag bis Samstag treten in Klagenfurt 18 Autoren zum Wettbewerb um den Ingeborg-Bachmann-Preis an.
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These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

In the past, it was customary that the guard on the tower of the parish church in Klagenfurt announces the hour every hour by a strong horn call to all directions

[1] In früherer Zeit war es Brauch, daß der Wächter auf dem Turm der Stadtpfarrkirche in Klagenfurt stündlich durch einen kräftigen Hornruf nach allen Himmelsrichtungen die Stunde verkündete.
Grammar note

The article is needed if "Klagenfurt" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. usually, no article is used.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ (das) Klagenfurt —
Genitiv (des Klagenfurt) (des Klagenfurts) Klagenfurts —
Dativ (dem) Klagenfurt —
Akkusativ (das) Klagenfurt —

Pronunciation

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