Völkermarkt

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Völkermarkt
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Völkermarkt
Map of Austria, position of Völkermarkt highlighted
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Carinthia
District Völkermarkt
Mayor Valentin Blaschitz (SPÖ)
Basic statistics
Area 137.33 km² (53 sq mi)
Elevation 462 m  (1516 ft)
Population 11,373  (13/06/2008)
 - Density 83 /km² (214 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate VK
Postal code 9100
Area code 04032
Website www.stadtgemeinde-voelkermarkt.at

Coordinates: 46°40′0″N 14°38′0″E / 46.66667, 14.63333

Völkermarkt (Slovenian: Velikovec) is a city of about 11,000 inhabitants in Carinthia, Austria.

According to the 2001 census 2,6% of the population are Carinthian Slovenes.


Village Number of peoople 1991 Percent of Slovenes 1991 Percent of Slovenes 1951
Arlsdorf/Orlača vas 53 7,5% /
Bach/Potok 62 12,9% 75,4%
Gattersdorf/Štriholče 202 12,4% 31,6%
Krenobitsch/Hrenovče 74 9,5% 31,6%
Penk/Klopče 31 19,4% 57,7%
Rammersdorf/Ramovča vas 60 10,0% 49,3%
St.Peter a.W./Šentpeter n.V 297 10,1% 49,4%
Wandelitzen/Vodenica 54 7,4% 22,4%
Attendorf/Vata vas 34 2,9% 16,4%
Berg ob Attendorf/Rute n.V. 48 0% 27,5%
Ladratschen/Tračje 26 7,7% 2,2%
Obersielach/Gornje Sele 136 1,5% 11,1%
RatschitschachRačiče 90 4,4% 77,4%
Reifnitz/Ribnica 93 3,2% 71,2%
Unterlinden/Podlipa 32 9,4% 10,9%
Wernzach/Brnce 34 0% 97,6%
Gurtschitschach/Gurčiče 47 0% 91,6%
Bösenort/Hudi Kraj 17 0% 38,5%
Rakollach/Rakole 18 0% 29,5%

Famous natives and inhabitants of the town included the Jesuit historian Markus Hansiz, the German military commander Julius Ringel and the Medieval nobleman Bernhard von Spanheim.

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