Thörl-Maglern#

Thoerl-Maglern, Carinthia, border station at the Austro-Italian border in the district of Villach-Land, alt. 634 m, located in the Gailitztal valley, part of the market town of Arnoldstein. - Border crossing checkpoint and customs office; transport. In Thoerl: Gothic parish church (1503) with elaborate wall frescoes (around 1475) and ceiling frescoes (after 1480), in the chancel "Lebendes Kreuz" ("Living Cross"), a major work by Thomas von Villach, panels depicting the Passion, high altar (1613). In Maglern: castle (late 16.th century); ruins of Romanesque Strassfried Castle (first documented mention in 1279); remains of the Roman settlement "Meclaria" (Roman road station); on Hoischhuegel hill an early Christian hall church in a fortification dating from late antiquity; discovery of cache of coins from the late 6th century.