Sankt Margareten im Rosental

Sankt Margareten im Rosental (Slovene: Šmarjeta v Rožu) is a town in the district of Klagenfurt-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia.

Sankt Margareten im Rosental
Coat of arms
Sankt Margareten im Rosental Location within Austria
Coordinates: 46°33′N 14°25′E
Country	Austria
State	Carinthia
District	Klagenfurt-Land
Government
• Mayor	Lukas Wolte
Area [1]
• Total	43.99 km^2 (16.98 sq mi)
Elevation	607 m (1,991 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	1,099
• Density	25/km^2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9173
Area code	04226
Website	www.st-margareten.at

Geography

The municipality lies in the southeast Rosental at the foot of the Hochobir. On the north, the Drau forms the municipal boundary, on the east the Freibach, and on the south and the west tributaries of the Karawank and the Inzegraben.

Population

According to the 2001 census 11,8% of the population are Carinthian Slovenes.

Village	Number of people 1991	Percent of Slovenes 1991	Percent of Slovenes 1951
Trieblach/Treblje	92	35,3%	56,2%
Gupf/Vrh	85	15,3%	85,1%
Niederdörfl/Doljna vas	184	19,6%	84,9%
St.Margarethen/Šmarjeta	274	16,1%	59,6%
Homölisch/Hmelše	9	33,3%	98,1%
Gotschuchen/Kočuha	221	15,4%	79,1%
Sabosach/Zavoze	47	25,5%	55,2%
Seel/Selo	30	33,3%	50,0%
Dobrowa/Dobrava	33	21,2%	91,5%
Hintergupf/Zavrh	34	19,4%	100%
Dullach/Dole	56	5,4%	95,1%
Oberdörfl/Gornja vas	88	5,0%	23,2%

Notable people

• Karl Matthäus Woschitz (b. 1937), theologian and bible scholar

District Klagenfurt Land

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  Between Sankt Margarethen and Oberdörfl, road panorama
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  Between Oberdörfl and Abtei, panorama

References

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