Finkenstein am Faaker See (Slovenian: Bekštanj) is a market town in Carinthia. The market town of Finkenstein is mostly located in the basin of Lake Faak between Villach Basin and Rosental. It is bordered by the Drava River in the north and the Karawanken Mountains in the south.
Culture and sights
Finkenstein castle ruins (Altfinkenstein) with castle arena Neufinkenstein Castle Parish church of St. Stefan with cemetery, documented probably in 1340, certainly mentioned in 1385, is in its present form a Gothic church building erected in 1472. The mighty west tower carries a baroque onion helmet. Parish yard of St. Stefan War memorial next to St. Stefan Parish church St. Michael in Fürnitz Parish church St. Ulrich with cemetery in Latschach Filial church St. Margaretha in Finkenstein is a small gothic village church, first mentioned in a document in 1340 Filial church St. Georg in Faak am See is a Gothic church building with a mighty tower from the first half of the 15th century. The oldest documentary mention dates back to 1486. Filial church St. Gregor at the southern end of Goritschach is a small, late Gothic village church with Romanesque masonry Filial church of St. Kanzian in Goritschach Way of the Cross Goritschach Filial church Holy Trinity in Pogöriach Filial church St. Job with cemetery and Sankt Job Tumulus field and hilltop settlement Kanzianiberg Faak am See train station with historic train station building from the imperial and royal period. Time Parish church Petschnitzen
Places in the region Villach - Faaker See - Ossiacher See