Sittersdorf

Sittersdorf ( Slovenian Žitara vas ) is a bilingual municipality with 1974 inhabitants located in the Völkermarkt district in Carinthia (as of January 1, 2020).

geography

Sonnegger See

The municipality of Sittersdorf is located on the southern edge of the Jaunfeld and the northern foothills of the Karawanken . The main town of Sittersdorf is about ten kilometers as the crow flies from the Austrian - Slovenian border. The municipality is traversed by the Vellach and the Suchabach. The largest standing waters are the Gösselsdorfer See and the artificially created Sonnegger See .

Community structure

Sittersdorf consists of many, partly disconnected districts. In addition to the old main town of Sittersdorf, the Sielach and Weinberg settlements in particular open up the community.

Sittersdorf is divided into the six cadastral communities Goritschach ( Goriče ), Altendorf ( Stara vas ), Sonnegg ( Ženek ), Sittersdorf ( Žitara vas ), Rückersdorf ( Rikarja vas ) and Proboi ( Proboj ). The municipality includes the following 27 localities (population as of January 1, 2020):

Altendorf ( Stara vas ) (76)
Blasnitzenberg ( Plaznica ) (18)
Dullach ( Dule ) (11)
Goritschach ( Goriče ) (155)
Hard ( Dobrava ) (21)
Homelitschach ( Homeliše ) (4)
Jerischach ( Jeriše ) (64)
Small cones ( Malpače ) (68)
Kristendorf ( Kršna vas ) (47)
Miklauzhof ( Miklavčevo ) (101)
Müllnern ( Mlinče ) (111) including Vellach
Obernarrach ( Zgornje Vinare ) (93)
Pfannsdorf ( Banja vas ) (75)
Pogerschitzen ( Pogrče ) (28)
Polena ( Polane ) (34)
Proboj ( Proboj ) (130)
Rain ( Breg ) (19) with Hanschitz
Rückersdorf ( Rikarja vas ) (153)
Sagerberg ( Zagorje ) (35)
Sielach ( Sele ) (192)
Sittersdorf ( Žitara vas ) (168)
Sonnegg ( Ženek ) (30)
Tichoja ( Tihoja ) (35)
Vineyard ( Vinogradi ) (275)
Wigasnitz ( Vijasce ) (5)
Angle (21)
Wrießnitz ( Breznica ) (5)

Neighboring communities

Sankt Kanzian am Klopeiner See	Eberndorf	Eberndorf
Gallicia		Globasnitz
	Eisenkappel-Vellach

history

Sittersdorf municipal office

Miklauzhof

The church of St. Helena in Sittersdorf was first mentioned in a document in 1154. In the Middle Ages, the ducal district court for the Jauntal was housed in the castle Sonnegg, which was built in the 13th century by Heunburger Ministeriale (first mentioned in documents in 1267). The coat of arms of the Lords of Sonnegg, the eagle wing, can still be found in the municipal coat of arms. They owned the castle until the 16th century, after which the Ungnad family owned and expanded the building, which finally came into the possession of Orsini-Rosenberg in 1639 .

Almost nothing can be found about the second castle, located south of St. Philippen in the municipality of Sittersdorf on the Gradiše hill. However, there is a report by Stephan Singer from 1938, from which it emerges that there are remains of a castle wall on the castle hill. The assumption is that this was the castle "Juno" or "Kristendorf".

From the early modern era, Sittersdorf was known for its viticulture, and Sittersdorf wine is even said to be sold to the court of the Spanish King Karl III. have come. On the advice of the Austrian ambassador in Spain, Prince Franz von Rosenberg, to try the red Sittersdorf "healthy wine" for stomach and digestive problems, which only gets its character when it is ready for autumn, the king delivered two "Lagl" of them via Trieste to Madrid to let. The cultivation of the Sittersdorfer "Rötel" is carried out to the present day, albeit to a small extent.

The local community of Sittersdorf, founded in 1850, was incorporated into the Eberndorf community in 1865 , but became independent again six years later. In 1944, the municipal area was expanded to include the cadastral communities Rückersdorf (dissolved as a local community) and Proboi, and in 1973 parts of the market community Eisenkappel-Vellach were enlarged.

The old elementary school was demolished and replaced by a new one, social housing and a bilingual kindergarten were also created.

population

According to the 2001 census, the community of Sittersdorf has 2,127 inhabitants, 98.1% of whom are Austrian citizens. 19.8% belong to the Slovene-speaking ethnic group .

93.2% of the community population profess to the Roman Catholic Church , 1.1% to the Protestant Church , 3.7% without religious belief.

Culture and sights

Acoustic Lakeside Festival at Sonnegger See (www.acousticlakeside.com)
Parish Church of St. Helena in Sittersdorf
Sonnegg castle ruins
Sonnegg Castle
Country youth Sittersdorf
Flower Adventure Park Sonnegger See
Slovenian cultural association SPD Trta
Men's choir MGV Sittersdorf
Sports club SVS Sittersdorf
Sports club SF Rückersdorf

Church of St. Helena
Wayside shrine, branch church Saint Andreas and Keusche near Altendorf
Tichoja
Sonnegg castle ruins
Sonnegg Castle

Economy and Infrastructure

The most important branch of business in the municipality is still agriculture, even if (lake) tourism has gained in importance since the second half of the 20th century.

Seeberg Straße B 82 runs through the municipality in a north-south direction , from which Bleiburger Straße B 81 branches off to the east in Sittersdorf .

politics

Municipal council election 2015

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50

40

30th

20th

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45.33%
(-3.74 % p )

29.66%
(-19.80 % p )

25.02%
( n. K. )

none
(-1.47 % p )

SPÖ

AFS ^b

RAGE

Otherwise.

2009

2015

Remarks:

^b Merger of the FPÖ , ÖVP and EL

Municipal council

The municipal council has 19 members and has been composed as follows since the 2015 municipal council election :

9 SPÖ
5 Alliance for Sittersdorf
5 Willibald was furious

The directly elected mayor is Jakob Strauss (SPÖ).

Gravestone of Baron Sonnegg on the city tower of Völkermarkt

coat of arms

The coat of arms of Sittersdorf has the following blazon : "Split shield, a silver bunch of grapes in front in red, a black eagle's wing floating in gold behind." The reason for the inclusion of the grape in the coat of arms was the fact that at the time the coat of arms was awarded (1961) Sittersdorf was the only municipality in Carinthia in which viticulture was still practiced to a significant extent (Sittersdorfer "Rötel"). The eagle wing is taken from the seal of the Lords of Sonnegg, as it was attached to a document from 1344; this family, named after the castle, can be traced as their owners from 1296 to the 16th century.

The coat of arms and flag were awarded to the community on April 28, 1961. The municipal flag is red and yellow with an incorporated coat of arms.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

Franc Petek (1885–1965), Austrian politician, doctor and member of the Carinthian state parliament, comes from Altendorf.
Josef Marketz (* 1955), Bishop of Gurk-Klagenfurt
Angelika Mlinar (* 1970), lawyer and politician ( NEOS , SAB )