Römermuseum Teurnia/St. Peter in Holz

At the same time, Teurnia became the administrative seat for the area we now know as Upper Carinthia. By the 5th and 6th centuries, only the fortified hilltop was still inhabited, the site of the Bischofskirche church, now presented to the public beneath a modern protective structure. Close to the Bischofskirche is the recently remodeled Teurnia Roman Museum with numerous reliefs, inscriptions, smaller finds and coins, attesting to the artistic creativity of this town, and to the social lives of the people who lived here. Outside of the town walls lies the early Christian Friedhofskirche, a church with famous and rare mosaic flooring dating from 500 A.D.

In the museum, illustrated documentation – very much like the table-of-contents of a book – provides a no-frills overview of the historical backdrop and 1800 years of human habitation in this area (from 1200 B.C. until 600 A.D.).

1 May until 10 October

daily except Monday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

St. Peter in Holz, 1a

9811 Lendorf

Tel: +43 (0) 4762/33807

Fax: +43 (0) 4762/33807

E-mail: teurnia@landesmuseum-ktn.at