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Feistritz im Rosental
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| Country | Austria |
| State | Carinthia |
| District | Klagenfurt-Land |
| Mayor | Sonya Feinig (SPÖ) |
| Area | 72.73 km2 (28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 549 m (1801 ft) |
| Population | 2,594 (1 January 2011)[1] |
| - Density | 36 /km2 (92 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal code | 9181 |
| Area code | 04228 |
| Website | www.rosengemeinde.at |
Feistritz im Rosental (Slovene: Bistrica v Rožu) is a market town in the district of Klagenfurt-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is located on the northern slope of the Karawanken mountain range in the Rosental, a valley of the Drava River. According to the 2001 census 13.3% of the population are Carinthian Slovenes. The municipality is made up of eight villages:
| Village | Number of people 1991 | Percent of Slovenes 1991 | Percent of Slovenes 1951 |
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| Hundsdorf / Podsinja vas | 157 | 14.6% | 81.5% |
| St.Johann i.R. / Šentjanž v R. | 279 | 42.3% | 84.5% |
| Matschach/Mače | 114 | 16.7% | 77.5% |
| Suetschach/Sveče | 574 | 13.4% | 57.7% |
| Rabenberg / Šentjanške Rute | 24 | 45.8% | 92.5% |
| Feistritz i R. / Bistrica v Rožu | 1054 | 6.7% | 16.4% |
| Bärental/Zavrh | 21 | 0% | 77.3% |
| Weizelsdorf / Svetna vas | 323 | 5.3% | 45.4% |
Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of the 2003 elections:
Famous natives and inhabitants of the municipality of Feistritz include the Slovene politician and editor Andrej Einspieler and the sculptor France Gorše, who lived in the village of Suetschach, where he also established an atelier, now open to the public. The Austrian diplomat of Slovene origin Valentin Inzko frequented elementary school in Suetschach.
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