Weitensfeld im Gurktal

Place in Carinthia, Austria

Coat of arms

46°51′N 14°12′E / 46.850°N 14.200°E / 46.850; 14.200CountryAustriaStateCarinthiaDistrictSankt Veit an der GlanGovernment

• MayorHeinz HochsteinerArea

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• Total95.77 km² (36.98 sq mi)Elevation

702 m (2,303 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total2,091 • Density22/km² (57/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

9344

Area code04265Websitewww.weitensfeldimgurktal.at

Weitensfeld im Gurktal (Slovene: Prečpolje ob Krki) is a market town in the district of Sankt Veit an der Glan in the Austrian state of Carinthia.

First settlemenets were established when the Romans built a connecting road through the Gurk valley to Salzburg. Between 1050 and 1065 a settlement at the Zammelsberg (Zumoltiperg) arose due to immigration from Bavaria.

In 1479, emperor Friedrich III granted castle Weitensfeld to exiled members of Branković dynasty of Serbia.^[3]

After the formation of the local municipality in 1850, the cadastral municipalities of Thurnhof and Zweinitz were annexed to Weitensfeld in 1871. From 1973 onwards, Weitensfeld became part of the large municipality of Weitensfeld-Flattnitz. After a referendum, the municipalities of Deutsch-Griffen, Glödnitz and Weitensfeld became independent again in 1991. A part of Flattnitz initially remained with Weitensfeld, but was separated with effect from 1 January 1994 and annexed to the municipality of Glödnitz. Since January 1, 1995, the municipality has been called Weitensfeld im Gurktal.

Twin towns

Weitensfeld im Gurktal is twinned with:

Ragogna, Italy, since 2003

References

^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ Jireček 1918, p. 245.