Feldkirchen in Kärnten, Carinthia, Austria

Geography : Location | Waters | Neighbouring municipalities | History | Demographics | Sights

🇦🇹 Feldkirchen in Kärnten is a town in the Austrian state of Carinthia and the capital of the district of the same name. It consists of the Katastralgemeinden Fasching, Feldkirchen, Glanhofen, Gradisch, Hoefling, Klein Sankt Veit, Pernegg, Rabensdorf, Sankt Ulrich, Sittich, Tschwarzen and Waiern. The name Feldkirchen means the church in the fields.

Geography: Location Feldkirchen is located on the northern edge of the Klagenfurt Basin at the junction of the federal highways (Bundesstraßen) B 93 Gurktal Straße toward Friesach, B 94 Ossiacher Straße to Villach and B 95 Turracher Straße to Klagenfurt.

Waters Both the Glan river and the small Tiebel, main inflow of Lake Ossiach, run through the town. There are three lakes in the vicinity to Feldkirchen • The Lake of Flatschach (Flatschacher See) • The Lake of Dietrichstein (Dietrichsteiner See) • The Lake of Maltschach (Maltschacher See).

Neighbouring municipalities Himmelberg; Steuerberg; Sankt Urban; Steindorf; Glanegg; Ossiach; Velden; Techelsberg; Moosburg.

History The settlement may have developed at the site of the former Beliandrum mansio along the Roman road from Teurnia near Spittal an der Drau to Virunum, capital of the Noricum province. A Roman tombstone of the 2nd century is included into the walls of the Saint Michael filial church. The earliest mention of Feldkirchen is as Ueldchiricha ("Church in the Fields") in an 888 document by Arnulf of Carinthia. The parish church Maria im Dorn, a Romanesque basilica with a Carolingian choir, is one of the oldest sacred buildings in Carinthia.

Feldkirchen, once an estate of the Eppenstein noble family, was bequeathed to the Diocese of Bamberg in 1166. The bishops had the Amthof erected, the former seat of the local administration, today a place for cultural events and a small museum. Finally Maria Theresa of Austria acquired Feldkirchen in 1759. The village of Markstein south of the town centre is a former checkpoint at the border between the Austrian Empire and the Upper Carinthian part of the short-lived Napoleonic Illyrian Provinces. The building of a customs station and a border stone remained. Feldkirchen received town privileges in 1930.

Demographics According to the 2001 census, 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.

Sights • Catholic parish church Maria im Dorn • Catholic church St. Michael • Catholic church St. Martin • Catholic church St. Ulrich • Amthof • Antoniusheim.

Wörthersee, Klagenfurt, Carinthia 
Wörthersee, Klagenfurt, Carinthia
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Feldkirchen in Kärnten has a population of over 14,350 people. Feldkirchen in Kärnten also forms the centre of the wider Feldkirchen district which has a population of over 30,273 people. Feldkirchen in Kärnten is situated 25 km north-west of Klagenfurt.

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Feldkirchen in Kärnten has links with:

🇩🇪 Ahrensburg, Germany 🇩🇪 Bamberg, Germany
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Antipodal to Feldkirchen in Kärnten is: -165.9,-46.717

Locations Near: Feldkirchen in Kärnten 14.1,46.7167

🇦🇹 Klagenfurt 14.308,46.624 d: 18.9  

🇦🇹 Villach 13.85,46.617 d: 22.1  

🇸🇮 Kranj 14.367,46.233 d: 57.5  

🇦🇹 Spittal an der Drau 13.483,46.783 d: 47.6  

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🇮🇹 Udine 13.237,46.065 d: 98.1  

🇦🇹 Sankt Johann im Pongau 13.2,47.35 d: 98  

🇦🇹 Deutschlandsberg 15.2,46.8 d: 84.3  

Antipodal to: Feldkirchen in Kärnten -165.9,-46.717

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