Sankt Jakob im Rosental

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Sankt Jakob im Rosental
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Sankt Jakob im Rosental
Map of Austria, position of Sankt Jakob im Rosental highlighted
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Carinthia
District Villach-Land
Mayor Johann Obiltschnig
Basic statistics
Area 78.77 km² (30.4 sq mi)
Elevation 480 m  (1575 ft)
Population 4,465  (14/06/2008)
 - Density 57 /km² (147 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code 9184
Area code 04253
Website www.st-jakob-ros.at

Coordinates: 46°32′0″N 14°3′0″E / 46.53333, 14.05

Sankt Jakob im Rosental (slovene Šentjakob v Rožu) is a town in the district of Villach-Land in Carinthia in Austria.

According to the 2001 census 16.4% of the population are Carinthian Slovenes.

Among the famous natives of the municipality were the Slovene philologists Matija Ahacel and Anton Janežič.

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