Since 1393, the Bleiburg Jormak —
the largest and oldest traditional folk festival in southern Carinthia —
has been a place where people meet.
In excellent weather and with many thousands of visitors, Martin Pečar, President of the Alps-Adriatic Centre (AACC), and Secretary General Stefan Lesjak used the traditional Bleiburg fair for numerous friendly meetings and conversations with friends, political representatives, mayors and business people from the Alps-Adriatic region.
The personal exchange of views with Bleiburg Mayor Daniel Wrießnig and City Councillor Markus Trampusch was particularly warm and cordial.
In addition to Governor of Carinthia Daniel Fellner and Croatian Ambassador Daniel Glunčić, numerous other guests and friends visited the Alpe-Adria tent at the Jormak. Among them were Teja Jelina, Deputy Mayor of the Municipality of Brda, Municipal Councillor Silvestra Elen Brašnić Saffigna, Member of the Carinthian State Parliament Franz-Josef Smrtnik, Mayor of St. Veit an der Glan Martin Kulmer, and many others.
The Bleiburg Jormak once again demonstrated what makes the Alpe-Adria region so special: personal encounters, cross-border friendships, and lively exchange between people, municipalities, business profesionals and political representatives.
In the now 633-year history of the Bleiburg Wiesenmarkt, the festival can be documented as having been cancelled only in the years 1715, 1716, 2020 and 2021. In 1715 and 1716, it was not held due to the plague, while in 2020 and 2021 it had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Here’s to many more years!
