Diex

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Diex
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Diex
Diex (Austria)
Diex
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Carinthia
District Völkermarkt
Mayor Anton Polessnig
Basic statistics
Area 54.9 km² (21.2 sq mi)
Elevation 1,159 m  (3803 ft)
Population 863  (10/06/2008)
 - Density 16 /km² (41 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code 9103
Area code 04231
Website www.sonnenort-diex.at

Coordinates: 46°45′0″N 14°37′0″E / 46.75, 14.61667

Diex (Slovene: Djekše) is a town in the district of Völkermarkt in Carinthia in Austria. It is famous for its Gothic fortified church on a hilltop.


Village Number of people 1991 Percent of Slovenes 1991 Percent of Slovenes 1951
Haimburgerberg/Vovbrška g. 177 24.9% 86.9%
Bösenort/Hudi Kraj 91 14.3% 30.4%
Grossenegg/Tolsti Vrh 53 17% 96.3%
Grafenbach/Kneža 130 10.8% 12.3%
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