Straßburg, Austria

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Straßburg, Austria - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 46°54′N 14°20′E / 46.900°N 14.333°E

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Straßburg
Municipality
Straßburg
Coat of arms
Straßburg Location within Austria
Coordinates: 46°54′N 14°20′E / 46.900°N 14.333°E / 46.900; 14.333
Country	Austria
State	Carinthia
District	Sankt Veit an der Glan
Government
• Mayor	Franz Pirolt (FPÖ)
Area ^[1]
• Total	97.58 km² (37.68 sq mi)
Elevation	642 m (2,106 ft)
Population (2018-01-01)^[2]
• Total	2,095
• Density	21/km² (56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9341
Area code	04266
Website	www.strassburg.at

Straßburg (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtraːsbʊrk] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Sankt Veit an der Glan in Carinthia, Austria.

Geography

Location

The municipality lies in Northern Carinthia in the Gurk Valley among the Nock Mountains and the Gurk.

Municipal arrangement

Straßburg is divided into the following boroughs: St. Georgen, Straßburg-Land, and Straßburg-Stadt.

It is further divided into the districts of Bachl, Buldorf, Dörfl, Dielach, Dobersberg, Drahtzug, Edling, Gassarest, Glabötsch, Gruschitz, Gundersdorf, Höllein, Hackl, Hausdorf, Herd, Hohenfeld, Kraßnitz, Kreuth, Kreuzen, Kulmitzen, Langwiesen, Lees, Lieding, Machuli, Mannsdorf, Mellach, Mitterdorf, Moschitz, Olschnögg, Olschnitz, Olschnitz-Lind, Pöckstein-Zwischenwässern, Pölling, Pabenberg, Ratschach, Sankt Georgen, Sankt Jakob, Sankt Johann, Sankt Magdalen, Sankt Peter, Schattseite, Schmaritzen, Schneßnitz, Straßburg-Stadt.

History

Straßburg was first mentioned in 864, when King Louis the German gave the Archdiocese of Salzburg a seat there. The Straßburg Fortress was erected in 1147 under the fourth Bishop of Gurk Roman I. In the 15th century, it was expanded into a castle and it served as the seat of Prince-Bishops of Gurk until the 18th century. As the bishop's seat, Straßburg was the most important town in the Gurk Valley and was thus elevated to a market town in 1229 and to a city in 1382. It received its city rights in 1402 from Prince-Bishop Conrad III von Helfenberg. The seat of the Gurk Bishops was moved in the 18th century to the nearby Pöckstein Castle in Zwischenwässern and then later to Klagenfurt, so the city lost its importance. The castle received extensive damage from the 1767 earthquake and was not rebuilt until the late 20th century.

Population

According to the 2001 Census, Straßburg has 2,335 inhabitants. Of these, 90.8% said they were Catholic, 1.0% Protestant, and 2.2% Muslim. 3.3% of the population did not declare a belief.

Politics

Municipal Council

The Straßburg Municipal Council has 19 seats and the following party mandates:

8 FPÖ
6 ÖVP
5 SPÖ

Mayor Ferdinand Wachernig's (FPÖ) greatest competition is Councilman Hubert PUTZ.

Twin cities

Strasburg, Germany
Treppo Grande, Italy

Culture and landmarks

Museums

The Folk Art Museum and the Hunting Museum in Straßburg Castle.

Buildings

Straßburg Castle, the former residence of the Prince-Bishops of Gurk
Pöckstein Castle
St. Nikolaus Church, the parish church of Straßburg
St. Margaretha zu Lieding Church: a romanesque church built around 1200 around with a quire and spire from the 14th century.

References

^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

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