Innovations decided

Are the concerns of market traders being ignored?

At Benediktinerplatz, the house blessing hangs askew.

(Bild: Tourismusregion Klagenfurt am Wörthersee)

The atmosphere at Klagenfurt's markets is tense. The market regulations were amended at the last municipal council meeting - which had already led to disputes between the city and stallholders.

They almost went unnoticed at the last municipal council meeting - the amendments to the market regulations. Although most of the changes were organizational details - for example, the core times were reduced at the Christmas market and the framework times were extended at the New Year's Eve market - other points caused a stir.