Paternion

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>

Paternion
St. Paternian Church
St. Paternian Church
Coat of arms of Paternion
Coat of arms
Paternion is located in Austria
Paternion
Paternion
Location within Austria
Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Country Austria
State Carinthia
District Villach-Land
Government
 • Mayor Alfons Arnold (SPÖ)
Area
 • Total 105.5 km2 (40.7 sq mi)
Elevation 519 m (1,703 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)[1]
 • Total 5,931
 • Density 56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 9711
Area code 04245
Website www.paternion.at

Paternion (Slovene: Špaterjan) is a market town in the district of Villach-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is located within the Drava valley about 18 kilometres (11 mi) in the north-west of the city of Villach.

Geography

Paternion is subdivided into six Katastralgemeinden: Feistritz an der Drau, Kamering, Kreuzen, Nikelsdorf, Paternion and Rubland.

History

Settled since the Hallstatt culture, the place was first mentioned as St. Paternianus in a 1296 deed, named after Saint Paternian, the Bishop of Fano, as the area south of the Drava then belonged to the Patriarchate of Aquileia.[2] In 1530 Paternion received market rights from Archduke Ferdinand I of Austria. With a percentage of about 30%, the municipality is today one of the centres of Protestantism in Carinthia.

Politics

Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2009 elections:

Twin town

References

External links

Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.