Spittal an der Drau district

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Bezirk Feldkirchen Bezirk Hermagor Klagenfurt am Wörthersee Bezirk Klagenfurt-Land Bezirk Sankt Veit an der Glan Bezirk Spittal an der Drau Villach Bezirk Villach-Land Bezirk Völkermarkt Bezirk WolfsbergLocation of the Spittal an der Drau district in the state of Carinthia (clickable map)
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Basic data
state Carinthia
NUTS III region AT-212
Administrative headquarters Spittal an der Drau
surface 2764 km²
Residents 75,868 (January 1, 2020)
Population density 27 inhabitants / km²
License Plate SP
website www.bh-spittal.ktn.gv.at
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Bad Kleinkirchheim Baldramsdorf Berg im Drautal Dellach im Drautal Flattach Gmünd in Kärnten Greifenburg Großkirchheim Heiligenblut am Großglockner Irschen Kleblach-Lind Krems in Kärnten Lendorf Lurnfeld Mallnitz Malta Millstatt am See Mörtschach Mühldorf Oberdrauburg Obervellach Radenthein Rangersdorf Reißeck Rennweg am Katschberg Sachsenburg Seeboden am Millstätter See Spittal an der Drau Stall Steinfeld (Kärnten) Trebesing Weißensee Winklern KärntenLocation of the municipality Spittal an der Drau district in the Spittal an der Drau district (clickable map)
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The Spittal an der Drau district is a political district in the Austrian state of Carinthia . The district administration is based in Spittal an der Drau .

geography

With an area of ​​2,763.99 km², the district is by far the largest district in Carinthia, after the Liezen district in Styria the second largest district in Austria and larger than the federal state of Vorarlberg . It is essentially congruent with the region known as Upper Carinthia in the north and west of the state. The region is shaped in the north and west by the mountains of the Hohe Tauern , whose numerous three-thousand-meter peaks are among the highest peaks in Austria, on the one hand, and the plain of the Upper Drautal as well as Mölltal , Maltatal and Liesertal on the other. Two of the four large lakes in Carinthia are located in the east and south of the district, Millstätter See and Weißensee .

The Spittal an der Drau district borders East Tyrol in the west and the state of Salzburg in the north .

Adjacent local authorities

Zell am See Sankt Johann im Pongau , Tamsweg Murau
Lienz Neighboring communities Feldkirchen
Hermagor Villach-Land

Administrative division

The Spittal an der Drau district is divided into 33 communities, including three towns and ten market communities . The population figures are from January 1st, 2020.

Municipalities in the Spittal an der Drau district
local community Slovenian location Ew km² Ew / km² Judicial district region Type
Bad Kleinkirchheim
Bad Kleinkirchheim CoA.svg
Bad Kleinkirchheim in the SP.png district 1,711 74.01 23 Spittal an der Drau local community
Baldramsdorf
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Baldramsdorf in the SP.png district 1,862 37.98 49 Spittal an der Drau local community
Berg im Drautal
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Berg im Drautal in the SP.png district 1,268 54.24 23 Spittal an der Drau local community
Dellach in the Drautal
Dellach im Drautal CoA.svg
Dellach im Drautal in the SP.png district 1,590 76.09 21st Spittal an der Drau local community
Flat flat
Flattach CoA.svg
Flattach in the SP.png district 1,188 98.85 12 Spittal an der Drau local community
Gmünd in Carinthia
Gmünd in Carinthia CoA.svg
Sovodenj Gmünd in Carinthia in the district SP.png 2,550 31.55 81 Spittal an der Drau urban
community
Greifenburg
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Greifenburg in the SP.png district 1,733 76.22 23 Spittal an der Drau market
community
Großkirchheim
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Großkirchheim in the SP.png district 1.310 109.51 12 Spittal an der Drau local community
Heiligenblut am Großglockner
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Sveta Kri Heiligenblut in the SP.png district 997 193.15 5.2 Spittal an der Drau local community
Irschen
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Irschen in the SP.png district 1,966 33.43 59 Spittal an der Drau local community
Kleblach-Lind
Kleblach-Lind CoA.svg
Kleblach-Lind in the SP.png district 1,170 62.99 19th Spittal an der Drau local community
Krems in Carinthia
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Krems in Carinthia in the SP.png district 1,661 207.48 8th Spittal an der Drau local community
Lendorf
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Lendorf in the SP.png district 1,703 34.37 50 Spittal an der Drau local community
Lurnfeld
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Lurnsko Polje Lurnfeld in the SP.png district 2,679 33 81 Spittal an der Drau market
community
Mallnitz
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Malnice Mallnitz in the SP.png district 762 111.73 6.8 Spittal an der Drau local community
Malta
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Malta in the district of SP.png 1.936 262.02 7.4 Spittal an der Drau local community
Millstatt am See
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Milje Millstatt in the SP.png district 3,436 57.74 60 Spittal an der Drau market
community
Mortschach
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Mörtschach in the SP.png district 824 74.73 11 Spittal an der Drau local community
Mühldorf
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Mlinče Mühldorf in the SP.png district 1.007 24.42 41 Spittal an der Drau local community
Oberdrauburg
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Oberdrauburg in the SP.png district 1,188 69.92 17th Spittal an der Drau market
community
Obervellach
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Zgornja Bela Obervellach in the SP.png district 2,171 104.4 21st Spittal an der Drau market
community
Radenthein
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Radenče Radenthein in the SP.png district 5,782 89.3 65 Spittal an der Drau urban
community
Rangersdorf
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Rangersdorf in the SP.png district 1,705 84.28 20th Spittal an der Drau local community
Reisseck
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Reißeck in the SP.png district 2,101 139.71 15th Spittal an der Drau local community
Rennweg on Katschberg
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Rennweg am Katschberg in the SP.png district 1,740 120.48 14th Spittal an der Drau market
community
Sachsenburg
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Sachsenburg in the SP.png district 1,322 42.59 31 Spittal an der Drau market
community
Seeboden on Lake Millstatt
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Jezernica Seeboden in the SP.png district 6,506 44.44 146 Spittal an der Drau market
community
Spittal an der Drau
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Špital ob Dravi Spittal an der Drau in the SP.png district 15,300 48.57 315 Spittal an der Drau urban
community
barn
Stall CoA.svg
Stall in the district SP.png 1,524 96.46 16 Spittal an der Drau local community
Steinfeld
AUT Steinfeld (Carinthia) COA.svg
Steinfeld in the SP.png district 2,039 81.33 25th Spittal an der Drau market
community
Trebesing
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Trebežinče Trebesing in the SP.png district 1,162 73.79 16 Spittal an der Drau local community
Weissensee
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Weißensee in the SP.png district 761 78.11 9.7 Spittal an der Drau local community
Winklern
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Winklern in the SP.png district 1,214 37.2 33 Spittal an der Drau market
community

Population development

The population is currently 76,248 inhabitants (2018). This means that since the high of 81,719 in 2001, more than 5,000 people, almost 7%, have been lost. Only 5 of the 33 municipalities were able to gain residents. First and foremost, Seeboden due to its proximity to the district town of Spittal, its location on Lake Millstatt and a nursing home . Winklern and Mühldorf also prove that a nursing home brings residents. There was still a slight increase in Millstatt and Baldramsdorf. The three municipalities with the greatest declines are Krems (over 20%) and Mallnitz and Mörtschach with just under 20%.

The Mölltal - home to many tunnel builders

The population decline is expected to continue. One reason are students who do not return to their home community due to a lack of jobs. Other reasons are the low average income and the high unemployment rate :

Average income
Unemployment rate

A special feature is that a particularly large number of men from the Mölltal work in tunnel construction . In 2011 around 50 workers from the small community of Stall were involved in the construction of the Bosruck tunnel . Mölltalers have been working in tunnel construction across Europe for generations.

economy

The economy in the Spittal district has a clear focus on tourism , and the production sector is also above average, with a particularly strong construction industry .

Economic structure

The proportion of the population who works in agriculture and forestry corresponds to the Carinthian average. The production sector, where 30.1% of the population is active (2017), is more pronounced, while the service sector is less developed:

Spittal
Carinthia
Austria

In the Spittal / Drau district, the proportion of out- commuters is very high; almost a third of those in employment have their job in another district. In contrast, the proportion of inbound commuters is relatively low at 15%.

Almabtrieb in Bad Kleinkirchheim

Agriculture and Forestry

In agriculture, the focus is on cattle farming , the basis of which is grassland management . Almost a third of the 150,000 hectares of grassland in Carinthia are in the Spittal district. The alpine management is particularly well developed . At 30,000 19,625 ha Almfutterflächen be LU 285 dairymen held (state 2017). As in all Carinthian districts, both the number of farms (to 1,636, a decrease of 1.7% compared to 2016) and the number of cattle kept (37,217 in 2017, minus 1.1% compared to 2016) are also decreasing in Spittal ).

In forestry, the sale of coniferous wood is the main source of income due to the altitude. In 2017, 442,606 solid cubic meters of wood were sold, of which over 99% (440,064 solid cubic meters) was softwood.

Wood processing in the Drautal (Sachsenburg)

Industry / manufacturing, manufacturing of goods

The top 5 industrial companies in the Spittal an der Drau district are (as of 2017):

  • RHI Magnesita in Radenthein: headquarters in Vienna, manufacture of refractory materials
  • Strabag AG in Spittal / Drau: Head office in Vienna, international company in the construction industry
  • Merck KG in Spittal: Headquarters in Darmstadt, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, biotech
  • Noritec Holzindustrie GmbH in Sachsenburg: Part of Hasslacher Holding GmbH, wood processing
  • Kärntnermilch reg.Gen.mbH in Spittal: milk and milk products
Number of establishments per municipality

While there is only a small number of large companies, the proportion of small and very small companies is high compared to other Carinthian districts.

Swimming at Lake Millstatt
Ice skating on the Weissensee

tourism

Tourism is an important part of the economy in the Spittal / Drau district. Almost 4 million of the 13 million overnight stays in Carinthia were in Spittal (figures for the 2017 financial year). The distribution among the individual municipalities is quite different:

Overnight stays in the tourism year 2017 (in thousands)

The main attractions are the two large lakes Millstätter See and Weißensee, as well as the ski areas such as Bad Kleinkirchheim, Katschberg and Heiligenblut. The Hohe Tauern National Park and the Nockberge Biosphere Park are also largely located in the district. Despite this diversity, the development in tourism is below the average for Carinthia and Austria:

Development of overnight stays

Magnesite mining in Radenthein

Mining

Magnesite has been mined in Radenthein for more than 100 years . The mineral is used on site by RHI Magnesita for the production of refractory materials . In underground mining, 11 employees mine 67,995 t of magnesite (as of 2016).

Tauernbahn, Falkenstein Bridge

Infrastructure / traffic

Web links

Commons : Spittal an der Drau district  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Statistics Austria - Population at the beginning of 2002–2020 by municipalities (area status 01/01/2020)
  2. Kleine Zeitung, The Spittal and Hermagor districts are shrinking. March 3, 2016, accessed January 7, 2019 .
  3. a b c d WIBIS, Carinthian Economic Development Fund - District profile 2017. Accessed on January 7, 2019 .
  4. Upper Austrian news, tunnel view. February 26, 2011, accessed January 7, 2019 .
  5. Südwestrundfunk, Stuttgart. May 28, 2016, accessed January 7, 2019 .
  6. WIBIS, Carinthian Economic Promotion Fund - District Profile 2017. Retrieved on January 7, 2019 .
  7. ^ Province of Carinthia, Agriculture Report 2017. Accessed on January 7, 2019 .
  8. ^ Province of Carinthia, Tourism. Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
  9. ^ ORF Carinthia, 100 years of RHI's Radenthein plant. April 11, 2012, accessed January 7, 2019 .
  10. ^ Federal Ministry of Sustainability and Tourism, Austrian Mining Handbook. Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
  11. Austria Tourism Portal, Großglockner High Alpine Road. Retrieved January 7, 2019 .

Coordinates: 46 ° 48 '  N , 13 ° 30'  E