Villach-Land district
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Basic data | |
state | Carinthia |
NUTS III region | AT-211 |
Administrative headquarters | Villach |
surface | 1009 km² |
Residents | 64,618 (January 1, 2020) |
Population density | 64 inhabitants / km² |
License Plate | VL |
District Commission | |
District Captain | Bernd Riepan |
website | BH-Villach-Land |
map | |
The Villach-Land district (officially: "Villach Land") is a political district in the Austrian state of Carinthia .
Within Carinthia, the district has the largest Protestant portion.
Administrative division
The Villach-Land district covers 1,009.2 km² and is divided into 19 communities , including nine market communities . The population figures are from January 1st, 2020.
local community | Slovenian | location | Ew | km² | Ew / km² | Judicial district | region | Type
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photo | Metadata |
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Afritz am See |
Zobrce | 1,404 | 28.06 | 50 | Villach | local community
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According to code: 20701 |
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Arnoldstein |
Podklošter | 7,038 | 67.47 | 104 | Villach | market community
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According to code: 20702 |
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Arriach |
Arjoh | 1,333 | 70.82 | 19th | Villach | local community
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According to code: 20703 |
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Bad Bleiberg |
Plajberk pri Beljaku | 2,179 | 44.74 | 49 | Villach | market community
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Acc. To code: 20705 |
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Feistritz on the Gail |
Bistrica na Zilji | 619 | 19.32 | 32 | Villach | local community
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Acc. To code: 20707 |
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Field by the lake |
Obernšec | 1,083 | 33.65 | 32 | Villach | local community
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Acc. To code: 20708 |
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Ferndorf |
Perja vas | 2,088 | 31.41 | 66 | Villach | local community
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According to code: 20710 |
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Finkenstein am Faaker See |
Bekštanj | 9,059 | 102.06 | 89 | Villach | market community
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According to code: 20711 |
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Fresach |
Pretzel | 1,216 | 38.78 | 31 | Villach | local community
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According to code: 20712 |
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Hohenthurn |
Straja vas | 872 | 27.23 | 32 | Villach | local community
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According to code: 20713 |
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Nötsch in the Gail Valley |
Čajna | 2,271 | 42.72 | 53 | Villach | market community
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According to code: 20719 |
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Paternion |
Špaterjan | 5,799 | 105.46 | 55 | Villach | market community
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According to code: 20720 |
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Rosegg |
Rožek | 1,822 | 19.15 | 95 | Villach | market community
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According to code: 20721 |
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Sankt Jakob im Rosental |
Šentjakob v Rožu | 4,292 | 78.62 | 55 | Villach | market community
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Acc. To code: 20722 |
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Stockenboi |
Štokboj | 1.611 | 100.07 | 16 | Villach | local community
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According to code: 20723 |
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Meeting at Lake Ossiach |
Trebinje ob Osojskem jezeru | 4,462 | 71.04 | 63 | Villach | market community
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Acc. To code: 20724 |
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Velden am Wörther See |
Vrba na Koroškem | 9,025 | 53 | 170 | Villach | market community
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Acc. To code: 20725 |
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Weissenstein |
Bilšak | 2,919 | 49.17 | 59 | Villach | market community
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According to code: 20726 |
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Wernberg |
Vernberk | 5,526 | 26.43 | 209 | Villach | local community
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According to code: 20727 |
population
Population development
The Villach Land district has 64,745 inhabitants (as of 2018). The Karawanken and the Carnic Alps in the south, the rivers Gail and Drau as well as the Faaker See and the parts of the Wörther See and Ossiacher See are characteristic of the landscape . The district has had continuous population growth over decades, which has flattened out in recent years. Settlement and work focus are the tourism communities Velden am Wörthersee and Finkenstein am Faaker See.
Income, unemployment
The average income in the district is well below the average for Austria and also below that of Carinthia. The unemployment rate is between that of Carinthia and Austria. The proportion of long-term unemployed has increased in recent years, but the proportion of unemployed young people is well below the national average.
Average income in euros | Unemployment rate in percent |
Share of long-term unemployed in percent | Share of young unemployed in percent |
education
The trend towards higher education is also evident in the Villach Land district. The low proportion of compulsory school leavers is particularly striking:
Villach country | Carinthia | Austria |
economy
In the Villach Land district there are communities with very different economic characteristics: Arriach mainly has agriculture and forestry , Arnoldstein is characterized by trade and industry and Velden has a strong tourism .
The majority of over 90% are made up of small and medium-sized companies, but there are also a number of leading companies such as Omya, Chemson, Strussnig, Seppele or Evonik Degussa in the region. The district also benefits from its location in the hub of Vienna , Germany , Italy and Slovenia .
Economic structure
The service sector is very pronounced , with tourism in particular playing a central role. The division into the areas of agriculture, production and service corresponds to that of Carinthia as a whole.
Villach country | Carinthia |
Agriculture and Forestry
In 2017 the Villach Land district had a herd of 17,898 cattle, which is not quite 10% of the Carinthian herd.
The logging with 407,000 solid cubic meters, on the other hand, corresponds to around 15% of the Carinthian amount.
Industry / manufacturing, manufacturing of goods
The industrial companies with the most employees in the Villach Land district are (as of 2016):
- Omya GmbH
- Peter Seppele GmbH
- Strussnig Produktions GmbH
- Swietelsky BauGmbH
- Evonik GmbH
The two municipalities of Velden and Finkenstein have the most tourist businesses, Arnoldstein was able to settle 35 companies in the industrial and commercial park opened in 1991.
tourism
Tourism plays an important role for the three communities on the lakes: Velden am Wörther See, Finkenstein am Faaker See and Treffen am Ossiacher See mostly have guests from abroad:
Overnight stays in the tourism year 2017 (in thousands)
Infrastructure / traffic
- Railway: The central train station is located in the Villach Stadt district, but the Villach Land district also has excellent rail connections: the Südbahn , which runs from Vienna via Klagenfurt to Villach and on across the Canal Valley to Italy , the Tauernbahn , which connects Villach with Salzburg , as well as the railway line through the Karawanken tunnel to Slovenia and the Gailtalbahn to Hermagor .
- Road: The district is just as well connected by roads: the south autobahn from Vienna via Villach to Italy, the Tauern autobahn towards Salzburg and the Karawanken autobahn to Slovenia.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.ktn.gv.at/Verwaltung/Bezirke Land Kärnten
- ↑ Statistics Austria - Population at the beginning of 2002–2020 by municipalities (area status 01/01/2020)
- ↑ a b AMS, Labor Market Profile Villach, 2017. Accessed on February 25, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c WIBIS Carinthia, district profile 2017. Accessed on February 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Statistics Austria, educational level of the population aged 25 to 64 by district, 2016. Accessed on February 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Carinthia Economic Association, Villach Land district. Retrieved February 25, 2019 .
- ^ Province of Carinthia, Agriculture Report 2017. Retrieved on February 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Statistics Austria, workplaces and companies, average number of employees per place of work. 2016, accessed February 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Carinthia, S042 nights. 2017, accessed February 25, 2019 .
Coordinates: 46 ° 39 ' N , 13 ° 39' E