List of the political districts of Carinthia

The location of Carinthia within Austria

The political structure of Carinthia

The list of political districts of Carinthia shows the ten political districts of Carinthia , the fifth largest state in Austria .

Political communities and districts were created in Carinthia as in all of Austria around the year 1850. The originally 181 municipalities of Carinthia were assigned to the 28 district courts that were newly founded in 1849, and several of them were each subordinate to a district authority. From 1854 to 1868 there were 28 districts in Carinthia in addition to the provincial capital Klagenfurt; these district offices took care of both political administration and jurisdiction. In 1868 the division essentially reverted to the district division created in 1850, which only underwent two changes in Carinthia: in 1932 Villach became a statutory town , and in 1982 the Feldkirchen district was formed.

Two of the ten districts are statutory cities, namely Klagenfurt am Wörthersee and Villach . Both are also the seat of another district authority ( Klagenfurt-Land and Villach-Land ).

The state capital Klagenfurt is both the most populous and the smallest district in terms of area. Among the rural districts, the two western districts are the least populated: Spittal an der Drau , the largest and most populous district in terms of area, and Hermagor , the district with the fewest inhabitants in Carinthia. Feldkirchen is the smallest district in Carinthia.

Legends and lists

Cities, municipalities and remarks

• District name and location: states the name of the district and below, using a map, the location within Carinthia.
• KFZ: gives the license plate code of the district.
• District capital, cities, market communities and municipalities: Name the district capital or the administrative seat as well as all cities , market communities and municipalities that are in the district.
• Comment: Provides a comment about the district.

District name and location	Car	District capital, cities, market towns and municipalities	comment
Feldkirchen  ↓	FE	District capital (administrative headquarters): Feldkirchen Municipalities : Albeck • Glanegg • Gnesau • Himmelberg • Ossiach • Reichenau • St. Urban • Steindorf am Ossiacher See • Steuerberg	Feldkirchen is located in the center of Carinthia. From 1850 to 1982 the communities of Feldkirchen were assigned to the Klagenfurt-Land district. In the north the district borders on the Styrian district Murau , in the west, south and east the Carinthian districts Spittal, St. Veit, Villach, Villach-Land, Klagenfurt-Land and Klagenfurt border.
Hermagor  ↓	HE	District capital (administrative headquarters): Hermagor Market communities : Kirchbach • Kötschach-Mauthen communities : Dellach • Gitschtal • Lesachtal • St. Stefan im Gailtal	The district of Hermagor in the south-west of Carinthia borders on the southern end of the neighboring country Italy , in the west on East Tyrol . The Gail flows through the district . The Carnic Alps and the Gailtal Alps are also part of the district .
Klagenfurt  ↓	K	15 districts : Inner City (I. - IV.) • St. Veiter Vorstadt (V.) • Völkermarkter Vorstadt (VI.) • Viktringer Vorstadt (VII.) • Villacher Vorstadt (VIII.) • Annabichl (IX.) • St Peter (X.) • St. Ruprecht (XI.) • St. Martin (XII.) • Viktring (XIII.) • Wölfnitz (XIV.) • Hörtendorf (XV.)	As a statutory city, Klagenfurt is both a municipality and a city. The urban area in turn is located in the center of the Klagenfurt Basin on the east bank of Lake Wörthersee . In 2007 the name of the lake was added to the place name, since then the city has been called Klagenfurt am Wörthersee .
Klagenfurt-Land  ↓	KL	Administrative headquarters: Klagenfurt City : Ferlach Market communities : Ebenthal in Carinthia • Feistritz im Rosental • Grafenstein • Magdalensberg • Maria Saal • Moosburg • Poggersdorf • Schiefling am Wörthersee Communities : Keutschach am See • Köttmannsdorf • Krumpendorf am Wörthersee • Ludmannsdorf • Maria Rain • Maria Wörth • Pörtschach am Wörther See • Sankt Margareten im Rosental • Techelsberg am Wörther See • Zell	The district of Klagenfurt-Land is located in the south-east of Carinthia and largely surrounds the district capital of Klagenfurt. In the south of the district lies the border with neighboring Slovenia . Numerous communities in the district are located in the vicinity of the Wörthersee .
Spittal an der Drau  ↓	SP	District capital (administrative center): Spittal an der Drau Cities : Gmünd in Carinthia • Radenthein Market communities : Greifenburg • Lurnfeld • Millstatt am See • Oberdrauburg • Obervellach • Rennweg am Katschberg • Sachsenburg • Seeboden am Millstätter See • Steinfeld • Winklern communities : Bad Kleinkirchheim • Baldramsdorf • Berg im Drautal • Dellach im Drautal • Flattach • Großkirchheim • Heiligenblut am Großglockner • Irschen • Kleblach-Lind • Krems in Carinthia • Lendorf • Mallnitz • Malta • Mörtschach • Mühldorf • Rangersdorf • Reißeck • Stall • Trebesing • Weissensee	Spittal is the largest district in the state. It covers almost the entire Upper Carinthia region. The district is shaped by the Hohe Tauern and the plains of the Upper Drautal , the Mölltal , the Maltatal and the Liesertal . In the east and south of the district there are two of the four large lakes in Carinthia, Millstätter See and Weißensee .
St. Veit an der Glan  ↓	SV	District capital (administrative center): St. Veit an der Glan Cities : Althofen • Friesach • Strasbourg Market communities : Brückl • Eberstein • Gurk • Guttaring • Hüttenberg • Klein St. Paul • Liebenfels • Metnitz • Weitensfeld in the Gurktal Communities : Deutsch-Griffen • Frauenstein • Glödnitz • Kappel am Krappfeld • Micheldorf • Mölbling • St. Georgen am Längsee	The St. Veit district is located in the north-east of the country. Part of the district is the Klagenfurt Basin in the south and the Saualpe in the northeast . The district borders on Styria in the north.
Villach  ↓	VI	17 cadastral communities : Villach-Innere Stadt • St. Martin • Völkendorf • Judendorf • Federaun • Perau • Pogöriach • Heiligengeist • Seebach • Wollanig • Vassach • St. Ruprecht • Gratschach • Wernberg II • Maria Gail • Drobollach • Bogenfeld	Besides the district capital Klagenfurt, Villach is the second statutory city in Carinthia and is enclosed by the Villach-Land district, of which it is also the administrative seat. The urban area is located at the confluence of the Drau and Gail rivers and several lakes in Carinthia, such as the Ossiacher See and the Faaker See .
Villach-Land  ↓	VL	Administrative headquarters: Villach Market communities : Arnoldstein • Bad Bleiberg • Finkenstein am Faaker See • Nötsch im Gailtal • Paternion • Rosegg • St. Jakob im Rosental • Meeting at Ossiacher See • Velden am Wörther See • Weißenstein communities : Afritz am See • Arriach • Feistritz • Feld am See • Ferndorf • Fresach • Hohenthurn • Stockenboi • Wernberg	Villach-Land is located in the central south of Carinthia. The administrative seat is the statutory town of Villach, which is completely enclosed by Villach-Land. Part of the district are numerous lakes such as the Faaker See, the Afritzer See , the Brennsee or the Wörthersee . The district also borders Italy and Slovenia . The market town of Arnoldstein forms a so-called triangle in the border region to these countries .
Völkermarkt  ↓	VK	District capital (administrative headquarters): Völkermarkt City : Bleiburg Market communities : Eberndorf • Eisenkappel-Vellach • Feistritz ob Bleiburg • Griffen Communities : Diex • Gallizien • Globasnitz • Neuhaus • Ruden • St. Kanzian am Klopeiner See • Sittersdorf	Völkermarkt is a district in the south-east of Carinthia. The district capital of the same name is located in the northern Jaun valley north of the Drau . Part of the district are the Karawanken , Saualpe and Lavanttal as well as the lakes Klopeiner See , Turnersee or Kleinsee . In the south of the district is the border with Slovenia .
Wolfsberg  ↓	WHERE	District capital (administrative headquarters): Wolfsberg Cities : Bad St. Leonhard im Lavanttal • St. Andrä Market communities : Frantschach-St. Gertraud • Lavamünd • Reichenfels • St. Paul im Lavanttal Municipalities : Preitenegg • St. Georgen im Lavanttal	The Wolfsberg district is located in the Lavant Valley in the northeast of the state in the Lower Carinthia region. The Packalpe and the Koralpe are part of the district . The district borders on Styria in the north and east and Slovenia in the south-east. The district is traversed by the Lavant River , which flows into the Drau in the southeast .

Data

• Area in km²: states the area of ​​the district in square kilometers .
• Inhabitants: states the number of inhabitants in the district (as of January 1, 2020).
• Density: states the density of the district (inhabitants per square kilometer).
• Municipalities (cities / market communities): states the total number of municipalities (including cities, market communities and municipalities). In brackets in first place is the number of cities and in second place the number of market towns.

Surname	Area in km²	Residents	Density (Ew / km²)	Municipalities (cities / market communities)
Feldkirchen  ↑	558.56	29,902	54	10 (1/0)
Hermagor  ↑	808.02	18,054	22nd	7 (1/2)
Klagenfurt  ↑	120.11	101,300	843	Statutory city
Klagenfurt-Land  ↑	765.59	60.014	78	19 (1/8)
Spittal an der Drau  ↑	2,763.99	75,868	27	33 (3/10)
St. Veit an der Glan  ↑	1,493.67	54.186	36	20 (4/9)
Villach  ↑	134.89	62,882	466	Statutory city
Villach-Land  ↑	1,009.33	64,618	64	19 (0/10)
Völkermarkt  ↑	907.49	41,862	46	13 (2/4)
Wolfsberg  ↑	973.79	52,607	54	9 (3/4)
Carinthia	9,535.44	561.293	59	132 (17/47)

See also

• List of municipalities in Carinthia

Web links

• Administration of Carinthia

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} districts with vehicle code on kärnten.at
2. ↑ Administration portal of the Carinthian municipalities at kärnten.at
3. ↑ ^{a b} Statistics Austria - Population at the beginning of 2002–2020 by municipalities (area status 1.1.2020) from January 1, 2020