Feldkirchen in Kärnten

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Feldkirchen in Kärnten
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Austria
State	Carinthia
District	Feldkirchen
Mayor	Robert Strießnig
Basic statistics
Area	77.49 km² (29.9 sq mi)
Elevation	554 m (1818 ft)
Population	14,268 (01/01/2005)
- Density	184 /km² (477 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code	9560
Website	www.feldkirchen.at Coordinates: 46°43′0″N 14°6′0″E / 46.71667, 14.1

Feldkirchen in Kärnten (Slovenian: Trg) is a city in Carinthia and capital of the district of the same name.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Location
- 1.2 Neighboring municipalities
2 History
3 Demographics
4 Sister cities
5 Notable Residents

[edit] Geography

[edit] Location

Feldkirchen is located on the northern edge of the Klagenfurt Basin. It has a mean elevation of 550 m above sea level and covers an area of 77.49 km². Both the Glan and Tiebel Rivers flow though the city.

[edit] Neighboring municipalities

Himmelberg	Steuerberg	Sankt Urban
Steindorf		Glanegg
Ossiach Velden	Techelsberg	Moosburg

[edit] History

The earliest mention of Feldkirchen is that of a 1065 document. A church was built here in 1465.

[edit] Demographics

According to the 2001 census, Feldkirchen has 14,030 inhabitants. Of that, 77.1 % admit themselves to the Roman Catholic Church, 12.0 % are Evangelist, 0.8 % belong to the Orthodox Church, and 5.1 % are Muslims. 2.0 % are non-religious.