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Keutschach am See

Coordinates: 46°35′N 14°11′E / 46.583°N 14.183°E / 46.583; 14.183
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Keutschach am See
Coat of arms of Keutschach am See
Keutschach am See is located in Austria
Keutschach am See
Keutschach am See
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 46°35′N 14°11′E / 46.583°N 14.183°E / 46.583; 14.183
CountryAustria
StateCarinthia
DistrictKlagenfurt-Land
Government
 • MayorGerhard Oleschko
Area
 • Total28.36 km2 (10.95 sq mi)
Elevation
535 m (1,755 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total2,450
 • Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9074
Area code04273
WebsiteTourism-Homepage Official Homepage

Keutschach am See (Slovene: Hodiše ob jezeru) is a municipality in the district of Klagenfurt-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia.

Geography

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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

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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).

Population

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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)
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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New Castle, seat of the municipal office
Pyramidenkogel Tower with Wörthersee in the background

Chodesach in the Duchy of Carinthia was first mentioned in an 1150 deed. The estates were the ancestral seat of the Keutschach noble family, documented since 1299, whose most noted scion was Leonhard von Keutschach (c.1442–1519), Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1495 until his death. In the early 16th century, the dynasty had a Renaissance castle erected, which later was replaced by a nearby Baroque building, called the "New Castle" (Neues Schloss), finished in 1679 and rebuilt under the Orsini-Rosenberg noble family in the 18th century.

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

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Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2015 local elections:

The mayor is the since 2015 directly elected Karl Dovjak (Social Democratic Party of Austria ).

Twin towns — sister cities

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Keutschach is twinned with:

References

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  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.