Flood protection for Bad Kleinkirchheim: 1.7 million euros for security!

Flood protection for Bad Kleinkirchheim: 1.7 million euros for security!

In the coming years, large flood protection measures will be implemented in Bad Kleinkirchheim. The detailed project "St. Oswalderbach - Unterlauf" takes up a central place and officially started on July 2, 2025. The affected districts of Bach, Obertschern and St. Oswald are the focus of this initiative, which was mainly launched after the devastating storms between 2020 and 2022. Disaster protection officer Daniel Fellner emphasizes how urgently these measures are to minimize the risk of muries and floods. The increase in security for residents has a top priority.

The planned measures are comprehensive and are to be successfully implemented by 2027. The aim is to reduce the susceptibility of the region compared to extreme weather events through various technical security measures such as chances, bank protection and modern bed management. The specific measures include:

• Dormitory filter lock
• Wildwood networks
• Responsibility
• Solo and bank conservation using coarse stone fastening
• bridge buildings
• Bach profile

comprehensive financing concept

The overall budget for this extensive protection project amounts to 1.7 million euros. This sum is made up of various sources of financing: the federal government's share is 1.05 million euros, which corresponds to 62 percent of the total budget. In addition, the state of Carinthia is contributing 425,000 euros, which are secured by 2028. The remaining funds come from the municipality and the Protection Water Association Millstätter See. The street building department under the direction of Martin Gruber is also actively involved in the construction project.

A look at the current weather forecast shows that extreme weather events have become more common in recent years. According to Federal Government , technical flood protection can reduce many risks, but never guarantee absolute security. Therefore, comprehensive flood management is of great importance. In hungry regions such as Bad Kleinkirchheim, it is confirmed that the increase in heavy rain events increases the danger situation, especially in slopes and other susceptible areas.

The project is pursued with arguments, because the effect and efficiency of the measures will be decisive in order to guarantee the attractiveness and security of the region in the long term. Residents, the authority and interested parties can therefore hope for a well thought -out and well -financed solution, which not only helps acutely, but is also designed to be future -proof. Bad Kleinkirchheim once again shows how important prevention and planning are to meet the challenges of climate change.