Velden am Wörther See

Coordinates: 46°36′N 14°2′E / 46.600°N 14.033°E / 46.600; 14.033
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Velden am Wörther See
Velden Bay
Velden Bay
Postal code
9220
Area code04274
Websitewww.velden.gv.at

Velden am Wörther See (

Carinthia. Situated on the western shore of the Wörthersee lake, it is one of the country's most popular holiday resorts
.

Geography

The municipal area of Velden is subdivided into eight

Katastralgemeinden
(cadastral communities): Augsdorf, Duel, Kerschdorf ob Velden, Köstenberg, Latschach an der Drau, Lind ob Velden, St. Egyden, and Velden am Wörther See – which include 30 villages:

  • Aich (Dob)
  • Augsdorf (Loga Vas)
  • Bach (Potok)
  • Dieschitz (Deščice)
  • Dröschitz (Trešiče)
  • Duel (Dole)
  • Fahrendorf
  • Göriach (Gorje)
  • Kantnig (Konatiče)
  • Kerschdorf (Črešnje)
  • Köstenberg (Kostanje)
  • Kranzlhofen (Dvor)
  • Latschach (Loče)
  • Lind ob Velden (Lipa)
  • Oberdorf (Zgornja vas)
  • Oberjeserz (Zgornje Jezerce)
  • Oberwinklern (Vogliče)
  • Pulpitsch (Polpače)
  • Rajach (Sreje)
  • Saisserach (Zajzare)
  • St. Egyden (Šentilj)
  • Selpritsch (Žoprače)
  • Sonnental
  • Sternberg (Šentjurij na Strmcu)
  • Treffen (Trebinja)
  • Unterjeserz (Spodnje Jezerce)
  • Unterwinklern (Spodnje Vogliče)
  • Velden am Wörther See (Vrba)
  • Weinzierl (Vinare)
  • Wurzen (Koren)

History

Schloss Velden

Originally a

Roman road between Villach (Sanctium) and Magdalensberg. It was first mentioned in a 1263 deed as Campus and in 1410 as Velben. In medieval times it belonged to the estates of the Burgruine Hohenwart, seat of the Counts of Celje, the Counts of Ortenburg, the Knightly Order of Saint George in Millstatt Abbey, and finally the Austrian House of Habsburg
.

In 1545, the Protestant

Dietrichstein. Decayed and demolished by a fire, it was rebuilt in 1892 as a hotel called Schloss Velden
.

Later an estate of

Schlager singer Roy Black
.

Politics

Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2009 elections[out of date]:

Twin towns — sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Austria

Velden am Wörther See is twinned with:

Gallery

  • Seepromenade by the Lake Wörth in Velden
    Seepromenade by the Lake Wörth in Velden
  • "Hotel Carinthia"
    "Hotel Carinthia"
  • The Casino Velden
    The Casino Velden
  • South view of the "Hotel Kointsch"
    South view of the "Hotel Kointsch"
  • Villa Gessenharter
    Villa Gessenharter
  • Town hall
    Town hall
  • Seecorso promenade along the Lake Wörth
    Seecorso promenade along the Lake Wörth

References

  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

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