Lesachtal
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| Coordinates: 46°42′N 12°49′E / 46.700°N 12.817°ECoordinates: 46°42′N 12°49′E / 46.700°N 12.817°E | ||
| Country | Austria | |
| State | Carinthia | |
| District | Hermagor | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Franz Guggenberger (SPÖ) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 190.69 km2 (73.63 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,044 m (3,425 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2016) | ||
| • Total | 1,363 | |
| • Density | 7.1/km2 (19/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 9653 | |
| Website | [1] | |
Lesachtal (Slovene: Lesna dolina) is a municipality in Hermagor District, in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It comprises the western part of the eponymous valley formed by the upper Gail River, and stretches from the Carinthian border with East Tyrol down to Kötschach-Mauthen in the east.
The Lesach Valley is located in the southwest of Carinthia. In adjacent East Tyrol, the uppermost continuation of the Gail river course is called Tilliach Valley. The lower eastern third of the Lesach Valley around the village of Sankt Jakob is part of the neighbouring Kötschach-Mauthen municipality.
The narrow valley borders the Lienz Dolomites range of the Gailtal Alps to the north and the Carnic Alps up to 2,780 m (9,120 ft) high Mt. Hohe Warte (Italian: Coglians) to the south, forming the border with Italy. Most settlements and paths are on the northern slopes over 300 m (980 ft) above the Gail River gorge.
The municipality of Lesachtal (area 19.62 km², pop. 1,665) comprises the cadastral communities of Kornat, Liesing, Maria Luggau, and Sankt Lorenzen im Lesachtal.
The language spoken in the Lesachtal valley is linguistically remarkable, because the Southern Bavarian dialect is not Carinthian, but rather East-Tyrolean with slight variations. Slovenian elements have also survived in local common speech.
The Lesach Valley (derived from Slavic: Les, "forest") was inhabited by Slavs about 600 AD. In the 8th century it was one of the first valleys in the Principality of Carantania to be Germanised after Prince Boruth had acknowledged the overlordship of Duke Odilo of Bavaria about 740.
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