Malta, Austria
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{{Infobox Town AT|
name=Malta|
name_local=|
image_coa = Wappen at malta.png|
image_map = |
state = [[Carinthia (state)|Carinthia]] |
regbzk = |
district = [[Spittal an der Drau (district)|Spittal an der Drau]]|
population =2185|
population_as_of = 2005|
population_ref =|
pop_dens = |
area = 261.77|
elevation = 843|
lat_deg=46|
lat_min=58|
lat_hem=N|
lon_deg=13|
lon_min=31|
lon_hem=E|
postal_code = 9854|
area_code =04733|
mayor = Hanspeter Schaar|
website = |
}}
'''Malta''' is a municipality in the [[Austria]]n state of [[Carinthia (state)|Carinthia]], in the district of [[Spittal an der Drau]], west of the town of [[Gmünd]]. Situated within the [[Hohe Tauern]] mountain range, it covers most of the valley of the Malta river, a tributary of the [[Lieser (river in Carinthia)|Lieser]]. The municipality includes the [[Katastralgemeinden]] ''Dornbach'', ''Malta'' and ''Maltaberg''. With an area of about 262 square kilometres it is one of the largest in Austria.
[[Image:Malta Pfarrkirche Maria Hilf Assumptio 24082007 41.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Maria Hilf Assumptio]]
First settled in pre-Roman times, the first documented mention of Malta was between [[957]] and [[992]] under the name ''Locus Malontina''. The parish church of ''Maria Hilf Assumptio'' is [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]], built in various stages between the [[13th century|13th]] and the [[15th century|15th]] centuries. It has a Roman gravestone set into the wall, 15th-century paintings in the vaults, and 14th century frescoes on the walls of the choir. In the neighbourhood is Dornbach Palace (originally gothic, but with alterations added in the [[16th century]]); it is surrounded by a circuit of walls and a moat.
[[Image:Micky.jpg|thumb|150px|left|This 14th century painting in Malta's old church reminds some people of [[Mickey Mouse]].]]
Tourism brings 123,603 overnight stays per year. Attractions include the former [[Provost (religion)|provost]]'s cottage (turned into an open-air museum), the ''Koschach'' nature trail and the Malta ''Hochalm'' mountain road leading to the ''Kölnbrein'' [[arch dam]], with 200 metres Austria's highest. In [[1987]] the ''Nationalpark Hohe Tauern'' was extended as far as the ''Ankogel'' mountain range and today, some 85.7 square kilometres of municipal territory are part of the national park.
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