Feldkirchen in Kärnten
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 Feldkirchen in Kärnten
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| Coordinates: 46°43′N 14°6′E / 46.717°N 14.100°ECoordinates: 46°43′N 14°6′E / 46.717°N 14.100°E | ||
| Country | Austria | |
| State | Carinthia | |
| District | Feldkirchen | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Martin Treffner (ÖVP) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 77.49 km2 (29.92 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 554 m (1,818 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2016) | ||
| • Total | 14,235 | |
| • Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 9560 | |
| Website | www.feldkirchen.at | |
Feldkirchen in Kärnten (Slovene: Trg) 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.
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. Both the Glan river and the small Tiebel, main inflow of Lake Ossiach, run though the town.
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.
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