Spittal an der Drau

Spittal an der Drau is located in the western part of the Austrian  federal state of Carinthia and the administrative center of the federal state's second largest district, Spittal an der Drau. It lies between the Lurnfeld  area and the Lower Drava Valley. It formally received town privileges in 1930.
Despite its name the historic core of Spittal originated at the banks of the small Lieser River, which flows into the Drava in the south of the city. Within the subdivision of Großegg the area of Spittal extends to the southern shore of Lake Millstatt.