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Sittersdorf

Sittersdorf
Žitara vas
Pfannsdorf, kerk foto4 2011-07-21 13.40.jpg
Coat of arms of Sittersdorf
Coat of arms
Sittersdorf is located in Austria
Sittersdorf
Sittersdorf
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 46°32′N 14°36′E / 46.533°N 14.600°E / 46.533; 14.600Coordinates: 46°32′N 14°36′E / 46.533°N 14.600°E / 46.533; 14.600
Country Austria
State Carinthia
District Völkermarkt
Government
 • Mayor Jakob Strauß
Area
 • Total 44.97 km2 (17.36 sq mi)
Elevation 500 m (1,600 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)
 • Total 2,071
 • Density 46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 9133
Area code 04237
Website www.sittersdorf.at

Sittersdorf (Slovene: Žitara vas) is a town in the district of Völkermarkt in Carinthia in south-central Austria.

Sittersdorf lies about 10 km as the crow flies from the Slovenian border. The Vellach and the Suchabach flow through it. The largest bodies of water in the municipality are the Gösselsdorfer See and the Sonnegger Reservoir.

According to the 2001 census, 19.8% of the population were Carinthian Slovenes.

Tichoja, church


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