Feld am See

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Feld am See

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 46°47′N 13°45′E / 46.783°N 13.750°ECoordinates: 46°47′N 13°45′E / 46.783°N 13.750°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

DI Dr. Erhard Veiter

Area

• Total

33.68 km² (13.00 sq mi)

Elevation

751 m (2,464 ft)

Population (1 January 2016)

• Total

1,124

• Density

33/km² (86/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

9544

Area code

04246

Website

www.feld-am-see.at

Feld am See (Slovene: Obernšec) is a town in the district of Villach-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia.

It is located in a valley of the Nock Mountains range at the shore of the Brennsee (or Feldsee), between the mountains of Mirnock (el. 2110 m) and Wöllaner Nock (el. 2145 m). It consists of one Katastralgemeinde, Rauth, the oldest settlement in the area.

The hidden Gegendtal was not populated until the Middle Ages, when about 1300 its sunny northern side was stubbed and the name of the valley was first mentioned in a 1308 deed. The village called Rauth (from German: Roden, root out) was the most important settlement in the whole area for a long time. Feld am See itself was established with the construction of a Protestant church in 1787 according to the 1781 Edict of Tolerance by Emperor Joseph II.

The lake called "Brennsee" or "Feldner See" was named after the tavern and distillery Brenn which was founded in 1632. An elementary school was established in 1851. In the late 19th century summer tourism around the lake started.

In the period between 1973 and 1991 Feld am See and neighbouring Afritz am See were united to a single municipality.

The census in 2001 counted 1,188 inhabitants. 66.0% are Protestants (whole Carinthia: 10.3%), 27.5% are Roman Catholics, 0.8% are Muslims and 5.1% belong to other denominations.

Several associations exist in Feld am See.

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