Feistritz ob Bleiburg

Feistritz ob Bleiburg

Coat of arms
Feistritz ob Bleiburg

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 46°33′N 14°45′E / 46.550°N 14.750°E / 46.550; 14.750Coordinates: 46°33′N 14°45′E / 46.550°N 14.750°E / 46.550; 14.750
Country Austria
State Carinthia
District Völkermarkt
Government
 • Mayor Fritz Flödl
Area
 • Total 54.07 km2 (20.88 sq mi)
Elevation 550 m (1,800 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
 • Total 2,141
 • Density 40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 9143
Area code 04235
Website www.riskommunal.at

Feistritz ob Bleiburg (Slovene: Bistrica pri Pliberku) is a town in the district of Völkermarkt in the Austrian state of Carinthia.

History

In the Carinthian Plebiscite of 1920, Sankt Jakob was one of the 17 Carinthian municipalities, where the majority of the population (65%) voted for the annexation to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia).

Population

According to the 2001 census 33.3% of the population are Carinthian Slovenes.

Village Number of people 1991 Percent of Slovenes 1991 Percent of Slovenes 1951
Dolintschitschach/Dolinčiče 56 75.0% 100%
Feistritz/Bistrica 318 47.2% 72.4%
Gonowetz/Konovece 306 22.2% 70.9%
Hinterlibitsch/Suha 56 26.8% 100%
Hof/Dvor 199 57.8% 96.6%
Lettenstätten/Letina 101 49.5% 89.0%
Penk/Ponikva 206 17.0% 74.7%
Pirkdorf/Breška vas 92 44.6% 90.7%
Rischberg/Rišperk 1 0% 56.5%
Ruttach-Scmelz/Rute 13 84.6% 68.1%
St.Michael/Šmihel 298 54.0% 69.4%
Tscherberg/Črgoviče 102 LETINA SALIBA 82.4% 96.8%
Unterlibitsch/Podlibič 52 26.9% 33.3%
Unterort/Pokraj 136

References

  1. ↑ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 1.1.2016) for Feistritz ob Bleiburg.
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