The 'market of Volko', laid out about 1090, probably for Count Engelbert of Spanheim, by a Rhenish merchant named Volko where the old roads met above the Drava; named Volchimercatus between 1105 and 1126.
Duke Bernhard builds the Drava bridge in 1217 and moves the settlement to a stronger site in 1231. On 1 January 1200 it is a Spanheim market at St. Ruprecht.
Who holds it
- Name
- Ulrich II, duke of Carinthia
- Title
- Lord
- Confidence
- medium
Lord in 1200
The Spanheim duke (founder's family); Salzburg holds the church of St. Ruprecht at the old market site.
How things stand that morning
A ducal market at the old site.
Charter
Market from about 1090; town rights in the thirteenth century (not yet).
Council
None pinned.
Communities
Rhenish merchants at its founding.
Militia
Not recorded.
Walls and castle
None recorded for 1200.
Trade and crafts
Iron and the road over the Seeberg saddle; the Drava crossing.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: From the town article.
Primary sources for Carinthia
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- The Austrian and Salzburg annals (kept in the 12th and 13th centuries, with continuations to the late 13th century). A family of monastic annals from Austria, Styria and Salzburg, printed together. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.