Reichenau, Carinthia
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Ebene Reichenau with St Martin Church
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| Coordinates: 46°51′N 13°55′E / 46.850°N 13.917°ECoordinates: 46°51′N 13°55′E / 46.850°N 13.917°E | ||
| Country | Austria | |
| State | Carinthia | |
| District | Feldkirchen | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Karl Lessiak (SPÖ) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 114.17 km2 (44.08 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,095 m (3,593 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2016) | ||
| • Total | 1,832 | |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal codes | 9564, 9565 | |
| Website | reichenau.gv.at | |
Reichenau (Slovene: Rajnava) is a municipality in the district of Feldkirchen in the Austrian state of Carinthia.
The municipal area is situated in the upper valley of the Gurk River within the Nock Mountains range (part of the Gurktal Alps). In the north, the road from Feldkirchen leads up to Turracher Höhe Pass and Turracher See at a height of 1,763 m (5,784 ft) AA on the border with Predlitz-Turrach in Styria and further down into the Mur Valley. Another small mountain lake is Falkertsee at 1,872 m (6,142 ft) in the west. Reichenau is the eastern terminus of the Nockalmstraße scenic route through the Nock Mountains to Krems.
Reichenau consists of the cadastral communities Ebene Reichenau, Sankt Lorenzen, Sankt Margarethen, Wiedweg, and Winkl.
The remote and densely forested area of the upper Gurk Valley was settled by Celtic colonists when the region was part of the Noricum kingdom, which in 15 BC was incorporated as a province of the Roman Empire. From about 590 Alpine Slavs immigrated into the lower parts of the valley, followed by Bavarian settlers in the 10th century.
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