Keutschach am See
Keutschach am See | ||
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Postal code 9074 | ||
Area code | 04273 | |
Website | Tourism-Homepage Official Homepage |
Keutschach am See (
Geography
The municipality lies in a glacial valley between the Wörthersee Lake and Mt. Pyramidenkogel on the north and the summits of the Sattnitz range on the south. It lies on the east bank of the Keutschacher See, about 15 km (9.3 mi) west of the state capital, Klagenfurt. Other nearby lakes include Hafnersee, Baßgeigensee, and Rauschelesee. Large parts of the valley since 1970 form a protected landscape area.
Populated places
The municipality of Keutschach am See consists of the following cadastral communities: Keutschach (Hodiše), Plescherken (Plešerka), and St. Nikolai (Šmiklavž); while further subdivided into populated places (with population in brackets as of 1 January 2022).
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Population
According to the 2001 census 5.6% of the population are Carinthian Slovenes.
Village (German) | Village (Slovenian) | Number of People (1991) |
Percent of Slovenes (1991) |
Percent of Slovenes (1951) |
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Dobein | Dobajna | 38 | 26.3% | 81.0% |
Höflein | Dvorec | 138 | 10.1% | 96.1% |
Plaschischen | Plašišče | 106 | 14.2% | 51.9% |
Plescherken | Plešerka | 188 | 23.9% | 28.7% |
Pertitschach | Prtiče | 150 | 13.3% | 81.5% |
Rauth | Rut | 236 | 14.8% | 76.3% |
St.Margarethen | Šmarjeta | 64 | 12.1% | 92.3% |
St.Nikolai | Šmiklavž | 61 | 19.7% | 97.6% |
Keutschach | Hodiše | 260 | 4.2% | 38.8% |
Leisbach | Ležbe | 96 | 1% | 59.7% |
Linden | Lipa | 121 | 4.1% | 81.9% |
Dobeinitz | Dobajnica | |||
Höhe | Na Gori | |||
Reauz | Rjavec | |||
Schelesnitz | Železnica |
History
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For centuries, agriculture was the most practised economic system until summer tourism became more and more important during the 20th century. Nowadays tourism is the biggest source of income in this town.
Politics
Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2015 local elections:
- Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ): 7
- Parteifreie Liste Gerhard Oleschko (-PLO-): 5
- Austrian People's Party (ÖVP): 4
- Green Unity List (GEL): 2
- Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) and party free: 1
The mayor is the since 2015 directly elected Karl Dovjak (Social Democratic Party of Austria ).
Twin towns — sister cities
Keutschach is
- Medea, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
References
- ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.