Message from Mayor Stefan Visotschnig

The biggest economic and social event in Southern Carinthia opens its doors from Friday 1 September to Monday 4 September 2023.

The Bleiburger Wiesenmarkt has been held for 630 years. Today, it is impossible to imagine economic and social life without it.

You don’t have to reinvent the Wiesenmarkt every year. Year after year, we try to ensure that the Wiesenmarkt has the right mix of products for the times. That’s why I’m sure that there will be something for everyone this year too.

The culinary offer has been expanded. For the first time there will be a tent of the Economic Community Petzenland/Dežela pod Peco where many companies from our region will present themselves. Agricultural machinery and the small animal show are once again a fixed part of the meadow market and the 26th Alpen Adria exhibition will also take place.

The Wiesenmarkt has been an advertising medium for the shopping town of Bleiburg for decades. Many businesses are successfully represented at the Wiesenmarkt, and the Wiesenmarkt generates the 13th and 14th monthly turnover for many businesses. Not to forget the follow-up business throughout the year.

The Wiesenmarkt is the largest shopping centre in Carinthia during the four days. At the Wiesenmarkt you can also buy things that are not available online. Entertainment is not neglected either, whether in the amusement park or in the tents. The culinary delights leave nothing to be desired, from bratwurst to T-bone steak, and the farmer’s doughnuts are also a delight. But what makes us proud is that the Bleiburger Wiesenmarkt has become a cosmopolitan and people-uniting festival.

Please note the parking restrictions. There are sufficient parking spaces in the immediate vicinity of the Wiesenmarkt site. In large parts of the district of Völkermarkt there is a post bus shuttle at reasonable prices. The rail replacement service has also been extended for the Wiesenmarkt.

I cordially invite all readers to the Wiesenmarkt and wish them pleasant and enjoyable hours at the Bleiburger Wiesn.

Visotschnig Stefan
Mayor
Municipality of Bleiburg