{"id":11315,"date":"2026-09-12T10:47:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T08:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/?p=11315"},"modified":"2026-09-12T10:47:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T08:47:22","slug":"the-magnificent-bleiburg-fair-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/en\/the-magnificent-bleiburg-fair-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Alpe-Adria Friendship at the Jormak"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vgblk-rw-wrapper limit-wrapper\">\n<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11315\" class=\"elementor elementor-11315\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c15078f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c15078f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a450b9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"a450b9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-11315 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\n<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"a450b9d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"j3\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTEyOTksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuYWFjYy5jby5hdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDlcL2ozLnBuZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImE0NTBiOWQifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/j3.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/j3-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\n<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"a450b9d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"j2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTEyOTgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuYWFjYy5jby5hdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDlcL2oyLnBuZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImE0NTBiOWQifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/j2.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/j2-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\n<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"a450b9d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"j2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTEzMDAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuYWFjYy5jby5hdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDlcL2o0LnBuZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImE0NTBiOWQifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/j4.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/j4-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\n<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"a450b9d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"j1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTEyOTcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuYWFjYy5jby5hdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDlcL2oxLnBuZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImE0NTBiOWQifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/j1.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/j1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8661ef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a8661ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfff629 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfff629\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Since 1393, the Bleiburg Jormak \u2014<br \/>the largest and oldest traditional folk festival in southern Carinthia \u2014<br \/>has been a place where people meet<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p>In excellent weather and with many thousands of visitors, <strong>Martin Pe\u010dar<\/strong>, President of the Alps-Adriatic Centre (AACC), and Secretary General <strong>Stefan Lesjak<\/strong> used the traditional Bleiburg fair for numerous friendly meetings and conversations with friends, political representatives, mayors and business people from the Alps-Adriatic region.<\/p>\n<p>The personal exchange of views with Bleiburg Mayor <strong>Daniel Wrie\u00dfnig<\/strong> and City Councillor <strong>Markus Trampusch<\/strong> was particularly warm and cordial.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Governor of Carinthia <strong>Daniel Fellner<\/strong> and Croatian Ambassador <strong>Daniel Glun\u010di\u0107<\/strong>, numerous other guests and friends visited the Alpe-Adria tent at the Jormak. Among them were <strong>Teja Jelina<\/strong>, Deputy Mayor of the Municipality of Brda, Municipal Councillor <strong>Silvestra Elen Bra\u0161ni\u0107 Saffigna<\/strong>, Member of the Carinthian State Parliament <strong>Franz-Josef Smrtnik<\/strong>, Mayor of St. Veit an der Glan <strong>Martin Kulmer<\/strong>, and many others.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>In the now 633-year history of the <em>Bleiburg Wiesenmarkt<\/em>, the festival can be documented as having been cancelled only in the years <em>1715, 1716, 2020 and 2021<\/em>. In <em>1715 and 1716<\/em>, it was not held due to the plague, while in <em>2020 and 2021<\/em> it had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Here\u2019s to many more years!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56191bd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"56191bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bb0d9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8bb0d9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-09-13-um-10.02.44-2-1024x313.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11361\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-09-13-um-10.02.44-2-1024x313.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-09-13-um-10.02.44-2-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-09-13-um-10.02.44-2-768x235.png 768w, https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-09-13-um-10.02.44-2-520x159.png 520w, https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-09-13-um-10.02.44-2-740x226.png 740w, https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-09-13-um-10.02.44-2.png 1129w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d87ded7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d87ded7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-09-13-um-10.25.44-2-1024x365.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11362\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-09-13-um-10.25.44-2-1024x365.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-09-13-um-10.25.44-2-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-09-13-um-10.25.44-2-768x273.png 768w, https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-09-13-um-10.25.44-2-520x185.png 520w, https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-09-13-um-10.25.44-2-740x263.png 740w, https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-09-13-um-10.25.44-2.png 1528w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72191f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72191f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-09-13-um-10.01.49-2-1024x371.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11360\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-09-13-um-10.01.49-2-1024x371.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-09-13-um-10.01.49-2-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-09-13-um-10.01.49-2-768x278.png 768w, https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-09-13-um-10.01.49-2-520x188.png 520w, https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-09-13-um-10.01.49-2-740x268.png 740w, https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-09-13-um-10.01.49-2.png 1269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .vgblk-rw-wrapper --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since 1393, the Bleiburg Jormak \u2014the largest and oldest traditional folk festival in southern Carinthia \u2014has been a place where people meet. In excellent weather and with many thousands of visitors, Martin Pe\u010dar, President of the Alps-Adriatic Centre (AACC), and Secretary General Stefan Lesjak used the traditional Bleiburg fair for numerous friendly meetings and conversations&nbsp;\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9000079,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[57],"class_list":["post-11315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11315"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11315\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9000079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aacc.co.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}