Perau (Villach)
| Perau (location component ) | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Pole. District , state | Villach , Carinthia | ||
| Pole. local community | Villach | ||
| Coordinates | 46 ° 36 '33 " N , 13 ° 51' 6" E | ||
| height | 498 m above sea level A. | ||
| Residents of the stat. An H. | 3140 (2006) | ||
| Post Code | 9500 | ||
| prefix | + 43/04242 | ||
| Source: STAT : index of places ; BEV : GEONAM ; KAGIS | |||
Perau is a 321 hectare district in the east of Villach in Carinthia , Austria . St. Agathen also belongs to Perau.
General
Perau lies elongated directly on the Drau . Perau is derived from a meadow that used to exist in the area. Perau lies at an altitude of approx. 500 m above sea level. A. According to the city's statistical yearbook (2011), 3214 people live in Perau.
The Ossiacherzeile , Villach's main thoroughfare, runs through this district. A Volkshaus is located on Burgenlandstrasse. Events take place here regularly.
Worth seeing and meaning
The Peraugymnasium , a Bundesgymnasium and Bundesrealgymnasium , was founded in 1864 and is housed in a building from the 19th century.
The district court of Villach and the Schillerpark with a relief of Carinthia are located in Perau .
The oldest gym in Villach is located in Gerbergasse. The gymnastics club was founded in 1867.
At the Draubrücke is the parish church Zum hl. Kreuz , a well-known baroque church . Opposite the church is the rectory.
Behind the church, on the road to Maria Gail , there is the “Im Kremlin” cultural center and the associated Kremlin Court Theater - the smallest theater in the world.
Perau volunteer fire brigade
The Perau volunteer fire brigade was founded in 1896 and a fire station was built on the Harpfe . The fire station, which was newly built in the center of the village in 1925, was so badly damaged by a large flood in 1966 that a new building was completed in 1982. In 1997 the Perau volunteer fire brigade celebrated its 100th anniversary. Today the Perau volunteer fire brigade is equipped with two fire engines.
Other villages belonging to the district
St. Agathen is a small village directly on the Drau. For a long time the village was difficult to access because it is located at the confluence of the Drava and Gail rivers . Since the construction of the so-called industrial area and industrial development Villach (GAV), a tangent, in 2005, the place is easier to reach with a new bridge over the Drau.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistical yearbook of the city of Villach ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 10.7 MB)
- ↑ Guinness World Records ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on November 14, 2011)
- ↑ Information on the Perau fire brigade ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
