In 1173 the Gurk bishops had a Romanesque chapel erected, dedicated to St John the Baptist, which was rebuilt as a parish church with an adjacent hospice building about 1330. The bishops used Flattnitz (from Slovene: blato, "moss") as a summer residence.
In 1173, the Gurk bishops constructed a Romanesque chapel dedicated to St John the Baptist; it was later transformed into a parish church with an attached hospice in approximately 1330. The bishops utilized Flattnitz (meaning "moss" in Slovene) as their summer residence.