Paternion

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Paternion
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Austria
State	Carinthia
District	Villach-Land
Mayor	Georg Eder (SPÖ)
Basic statistics
Area	105.5 km² (40.7 sq mi)
Elevation	519 m (1703 ft)
Population	6,196 (13/06/2008)
- Density	59 /km² (152 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code	9711
Area code	04245
Website	www.paternion.at Coordinates: 46°43′0″N 13°38′0″E / 46.71667, 13.63333

Paternion (Slovene: Špaterjan) is a market town in the district of Villach-Land in Carinthia in Austria. It is situated within the Drava valley about 18 km in the north-west of the city of Villach. Its name is derived from that of Saint Paternian. Paternion is subdivided into six Katastralgemeinden: Feistritz an der Drau, Kamering, Kreuzen, Nikelsdorf, Paternion and Rubland. ^[1]

v • d • e Municipalities in district Villach-Land

Afritz am See \| Arnoldstein \| Arriach \| Bad Bleiberg \| Feistritz an der Gail \| Feld am See \| Ferndorf \| Finkenstein am Faaker See \| Fresach \| Hohenthurn \| Nötsch im Gailtal \| Paternion \| Rosegg \| Sankt Jakob im Rosental \| Stockenboi \| Treffen \| Velden am Wörther See \| Weißenstein \| Wernberg