Keutschach am See

Keutschach am See
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Coat of arms of Keutschach am See Coat of arms
Keutschach am See Location within Austria
Coordinates:
Country	Austria
State	Carinthia
District	Klagenfurt-Land
Government
• Mayor	Gerhard Oleschko
Area
• Total	28.36 km2 (10.95 sq mi)
Elevation	535 m (1,755 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)
• Total	2,433
• Density	86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	9074
Area code	04273
Website	Tourism-Homepage Official Homepage

Keutschach am See (Slovene: Hodiše ob jezeru) is a municipality in the district of Klagenfurt-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia.

Geography

The municipality lies in a glacial valley between the Wörthersee Lake and Mt. Pyramidenkogel on the north and the summits of the Sattnitz range on the south. It lies on the east bank of the Keutschacher See, about 15 km (9.3 mi) west of the state capital Klagenfurt. Other nearby lakes include Hafnersee, Baßgeigensee, and Rauschelesee. Large parts of the valley since 1970 form a protected landscape area.

Population

According to the 2001 census 5.6% of the population are Carinthian Slovenes.

Village (German)	Village (Slovenian)	Number of people 1991	Percent of Slovenes 1991	Percent of Slovenes 1951
Dobein	Dobajna	38	26.3%	81.0%
Höflein	Dvorec	138	10.1%	96.1%
Plaschischen	Plašišče	106	14.2%	51.9%
Plescherken	Plešerka	188	23.9%	28.7%
Pertitschach	Prtiče	150	13.3%	81.5%
Rauth	Rut	236	14.8%	76.3%
St.Margarethen	Šmarjeta	64	12.1%	92.3%
St.Nikolai	Šmiklavž	61	19.7%	97.6%
Keutschach	Hodiše	260	4.2%	38.8%
Leisbach	Ležbe	96	1%	59.7%
Linden	Lipa	121	4.1%	81.9%

History

File:Keutschach Schloss 21062007 01.jpg

New Castle, seat of the municipal office

Chodesach in the Duchy of Carinthia was first mentioned in a 1150 deed. The estates were the ancestral seat of the Keutschach noble family, documented since 1299, whose most noted scion was Leonhard von Keutschach (c.1442–1519), Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1495 until his death. In the early 16th century, the dynasty had a Renaissance castle erected, which later was replaced by a nearby Baroque building, called the "New Castle" (Neues Schloss), finished in 1679 and rebuilt under the Orsini-Rosenberg noble family in the 18th century.

Politics

Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2009 local elections:

• Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ): 10
• Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ): 4
• Austrian People's Party (ÖVP): 3
• Green Unity List (GEL): 2

Twin towns — sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Austria

Keutschach is twinned with:

• Medea, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy