Hohenthurn

Hohenthurn (Slovene: Straja vas) is a municipality in the district of Villach-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia.

Hohenthurn
St Cyriacus Church and Dobratsch massif
Coat of arms
Hohenthurn
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 46°34′N 13°38′E
CountryAustria
StateCarinthia
DistrictVillach-Land
Government
 • MayorFlorian Tschinderle (ÖVP)
Area
 • Total27.18 km2 (10.49 sq mi)
Elevation
620 m (2,030 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total851
 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9613
Area code04256
Websitehohenthurn.gv.at

Congregation structure

Hohenthurn consists of two cadastral communities, Dreulach and Hohenthurn, which comprise a total of the following six villages: (population status January 1, 2018)[3]

  • Achomitz (90)
  • Draschitz (189)
  • Dreulach (118)
  • Göriach (99)
  • Hohenthurn (209)
  • Stossau (146)

Geography
View over the Gail valley

Hohenthurn is located in the valley of the Gail river (Gailtal), near the confluence with the Gailitz tributary. The municipal area stretches on the northern slope of the Carnic Alps, close to the border with Italy. It comprises the cadastral communities of Hohenthurn proper and Dreulach (Drevlje).

According to a 2001 census, 8.3% of the population are Carinthian Slovenes, speaking the local Gail Valley dialect.

History

The municipality was the site of a prehistoric Hallstatt settlement as well as of a Roman watchtower, which is depicted in the coat of arms. Nevertheless, Hohenthurn (from German hoher Turm, i.e. "high tower"), first mentioned in a 1253 deed as Göströsdorf, probably derived its name from the steeple of the Gothic St. Cyriacus Church. Since the medieval Slavic settlement of the Eastern Alps, the area is a centre of Slovene tradition and customs.

Notable people
  • Matija Majar (1809–1892), Carinthian Slovene priest and activist, served at the parish church in the hamlet of Göriach from 1851 until 1867
  • Karl Schnabl (born 1954), ski jumper

Politics

Seats in the municipal council (Gemeinderat) as of 2015 local elections:

International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Austria

Twin towns — Sister cities

Hohenthurn is twinned with:

References
  1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. Statistik Austria: Bevölkerung am 1.1.2018 nach Ortschaften (Gebietsstand 1.1.2018)


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