Hermagor district

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Basic data
state	Carinthia
NUTS III region	AT-212
Administrative headquarters	Hermagor-Pressegger See
surface	809 km²
Residents	18,054 (January 1, 2020)
Population density	22 inhabitants / km²
License Plate	HE
website	www.bh-hermagor.at
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The Hermagor district is a political district in the Austrian state of Carinthia .

Administrative division

The Hermagor district is divided into seven communities , including one town and two market communities . The number of inhabitants as of January 1, 2020 are in brackets.

Municipalities in the Hermagor district

local community	Slovenian	Ew	km²	Ew / km²	Judicial district	region	Type	Metadata
Dellach	Dole	1,212	36.13	34	Hermagor	Gailtal	local community	According to code: 20302
Gitschtal	Višprijska dolina	1,241	56.47	22nd	Hermagor	Side valley of the Gail valley	local community	Acc. To code: 20320
Hermagor-Pressegger See	Šmohor-Preseško jezero	6,886	205.36	34	Hermagor	Gailtal	urban community	According to code: 20305
Kirchbach	Cirkno	2,502	99.07	25th	Hermagor	Gailtal	market community	According to code: 20306
Kötschach-Mauthen	Koče-Muta	3,346	154.91	22nd	Hermagor	Gailtal - Lesachtal crossing	market community	Acc. To code: 20307
Lesachtal	Lesna dolina	1,288	190.83	6.7	Hermagor		local community	According to code: 20321
Sankt Stefan im Gailtal	Štefan na Zilji	1,579	66.2	24	Hermagor	Lower Gailtal	local community	According to code: 20316

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Population development

Picturesque Lesach Valley

The Hermagor district currently has 18,174 inhabitants (as of 2018). That is a decrease of over 2,000 inhabitants since 1991. In the Lesachtal, the western part of the district, the population decline is greatest. Here the population has decreased by more than 12% in the last 14 years. This trend is expected to continue as the birth rate falls and many young people leave for work.

While the average income is well below the average compared to Austria and Carinthia, the unemployment rate remains very low. The Hermagor district has the lowest unemployment rate in all of Carinthia. Long-term unemployment in particular is almost zero, while youth unemployment is falling only slightly, contrary to the national trend:

Average income in euros

Unemployment rate in percent

Share of long-term unemployed in percent

Share of young unemployed in percent

Nassfeld ski area

economy

The economy of the Hermagor district has a strong service sector , which is mainly determined by tourism . The Nassfeld is the largest ski area in Carinthia in the district. The Carnic High Trail is one of the most famous alpine hiking trails . The Gailtaler Speckfest, which takes place annually on a weekend in June, provides a strong impetus in summer.

Another focus is wood finishing. Based on the abundance of wood, first sawmills were formed , then wood chip systems and district heating networks .

Economic structure

Simmental cattle in the Lesachtal

The proportion of the population in agriculture and forestry in Hermagor is 0.3%, below the Carinthian average of 0.9% (values from 2017). The production sector and service sector as a whole largely correspond to the Carinthian average. The breakdown of the services shows the strength of tourism with the high proportion in the area of "accommodation and catering":

Breakdown of the service in percent

Haymaking in the Lesach Valley

Agriculture and Forestry

The minor importance of agriculture can also be seen in the cattle population : only 9,836 of the 188,330 cattle in Carinthia live in the Hermagor district. That is just under 5% of the Carinthian cattle population with an 8.5% share of the area.

As in all Carinthian districts, forestry is an important factor, especially the sale of softwood . In 2017, 233,000 cubic meters of wood were sold, 92% of which was softwood.

Industry / manufacturing, manufacturing of goods

The top 5 industrial companies in the Hermagor district are (as of 2017):

Chemson Polymer-Additive AG in Arnoldstein: This is a global company in the field of PVC additives with headquarters in Arnoldstein.
Eco Wärmeaustauschergesellschaft mbH (ECOPOWERTEC) in Kötschach-Mauthen: The company mainly deals with the production of collectors and heat exchangers .
Seiwald Bau GmbH in Kötschach-Mauthen: One since 1935 existing contractors in building construction and civil engineering with Building Materials .
A.Zoppoth Haustechnik Gesellschaft in Gundersheim: The company installs heating systems , sanitary facilities, baths and solar systems and has branches in Villach , Klagenfurt and Vienna .
Kelag Kärntner Elektrizitäts AG in Hermagor: Kelag operates hydropower plants and is the most important energy service provider in Carinthia, with its headquarters in Klagenfurt.

Other companies in the district mainly deal with the processing of wood.

Most of the businesses are located in the city of Hermagor and the two market communities of Kötschach-Mauthen and Kirchbach:

Number of establishments per municipality

Panorama ski area Nassfeld

Pressegger See swimming lake

tourism

Tourism is the most important industry in the district. While tourism accounts for around 7% of economic output in the federal state of Carinthia, it is over 17% in the Hermagor district.

While summer tourism dominates in Carinthia overall, overnight stays in the Hermagor district are comparatively high in the winter half-year. This is mainly due to the Nassfeld ski area , which is also reflected in the regional distribution of overnight stays across the individual communities.

Breakdown of overnight stays in winter and summer in the tourism year 2017:

Hermagor

Carinthia

Overnight stays per municipality in the tourism year 2017 (in thousands)

The development of overnight stays is above the average for Carinthia, but has a slump in 2017:

Infrastructure / traffic

Gailtalbahn in the abandoned Kötschach-Mauthen station

There is no direct connection to the national transport network.

Railway: The Gailtalbahn connects the region with the Villach railway junction through the lower Gailtal from Hermagor to the east .
Road: The Südautobahn touches the district in the east, but the Gailtal junction is outside the district boundaries. The east-west extension of the district is accessed through Gailtal Straße , which leads from Arnoldstein through all the main towns to the border at Maria Luggau in East Tyrol . With the district of Spittal an der Drau in the north there are road connections via the Gailbergsattel and the Kreuzbergsattel . After Italy is reached by the regional border crossings Plöckenpass and wet field.