Velden am Wörther See
| Velden am Wörthersee | ||
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Velden Bay. | ||
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  Velden am Wörthersee Location within Austria | ||
| Coordinates: 46°36′N 14°2′E / 46.600°N 14.033°ECoordinates: 46°36′N 14°2′E / 46.600°N 14.033°E | ||
| Country | Austria | |
| State | Carinthia | |
| District | Villach-Land | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Ferdinand Vouk (SPÖ) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 52.97 km2 (20.45 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 460 m (1,510 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2014)[1] | ||
| • Total | 8,753 | |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 9220 | |
| Area code | 04274 | |
| Website | www.velden.gv.at | |
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Velden am Wörthersee (Slovene: Vrba ob Jezeru) is a market town in Villach-Land District, in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Situated at the western shore of the Wörthersee lake it is one of the country's most popular holiday resorts.
Geography
The municipal area of Velden also includes the Katastralgemeinden of Augsdorf (Loga Vas), Dieschitz (Deščice), Duel (Dole), Kerschdorf ob Velden (Črešnje), Köstenberg (Kostanje), Latschach an der Drau (Loče), Lind ob Velden (Lipa) and Sankt Egyden (Šentilj).
According to a 2001 census 2.8% of the population are Slovene-speaking.
History
Originally a mansio at the Roman road between Villach (Sanctium) and Virunum it was first mentioned in a 1263 deed as Campus (field, pasture - German: Feld) and in 1410 as Velben. In medieval times it belonged to the estates of Hohenwart Castle, 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 Khevenhüller noble family had acquired the lands of Landskron and Velden, where Bartlmä Khevenhüller (1539–1613) from 1585 had a Renaissance manor house built. His descendants were expelled from the Habsburg lands in the course of the Counter-Reformation in 1639, whereafter the castle fell to the noble House of Dietrichstein. Decayed and demolished by a fire, it was rebuilt in 1892 as a hotel called Schloss Velden. Later a real estate of Gunter Sachs, it was the filming location of the popular 1990-1992 German-Austrian TV series Ein Schloß am Wörthersee starring Schlager singer Roy Black.
Politics
Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2009 elections:
- Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ): 14
- Freedom Party in Carinthia (FPK): 7
- Austrian People's Party (ÖVP): 5
- Unity List: 1
Twin towns — sister cities
Velden am Wörthersee is twinned with:
Bled, Slovenia, since 2004
Gemona del Friuli, Italy- Jesolo, Italy, since 2006
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Velden am Wörther See. |
- Schloss Velden official website
- Hotel Ogris am See official website | Family-run design hotel at the lakeside
- Holiday in Velden am Wörthersee | Info website for tourists
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