Eberstein (Kärnten)

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Land of the Federal Republic:	Kärnten
political district:	Sank Veit at the Glan (sports association)
surface:	65.2 km ²
geographical situation:	Coordinates: 46° 48 ' 29 '' N, 14° 33 ' 36 '' O 46° 48 ' 29 '' N, 14° 33 ' 36 '' O
height:	580 m and. NN
inhabitant:	1.505 (census 2001)
postal zip code:	9372
preselection:	0 42 64
municipality code number:	2 05 04
municipal office:	Lower place 1 9372 Eberstein
official Website:	www.eberstein.at
E-Mail address:
Politics
mayor:	Andreas Grabuschnig (ÖVP)
local council:	15 members: 6 ÖVP, 5 SPÖ, 4 FPÖ (conditions 2005)

Eberstein, May 2005

Eberstein is a market municipality in the district sank Veit in Kärnten.

Geografie

geographical layer

the municipality is in the Görtschitztal because of the foot of the Saualpe. It is part of the Nori region.

municipality arrangement

Katastralgemeinden: Tree garden, Gut, high-protect-cut, cold mountain, Kulm, Mirnig, reprimanding gene, pc. Oswald, pc. Whale castles

of local parts: Tree garden, Eberstein, Gut, high-protect-cut, cold mountain, Kulm, Mirnig, reprimanding gene, sank Oswald, sank whale castles

history

the today's Gemeindegebiet was like finds occupy already in the Roman time settled. So for example Eberstein are Roman gravestones from that 2 into the front of the lock. Century n. Chr embedded. Finds of Roman milestones occupy from hut mountain by the Görtschitztal and thus by the today's Gemeindegebiet by Eberstein a side street to the transport of the Nori iron important for the Roman realm (Ferrum Noricum) led. In the 11. Century was built the castle Hocheberstein and the village Eberstein for the supply of the castle was created. The today's lock Eberstein is mentioned for the first time documentary in 12. Century as lower castle. The lock was converted 1851 again-gothical. Of 16. Jahrhunder to end 19. Century in the municipality iron was smelted and processed. 1956 were raised Eberstein to the market.

population

sound census 2001 has Eberstein of 1,505 inhabitants. Of it 88.0% to the Roman-catholic and 2.0% admit themselves 6.6% of the population to the Evangelist church, are denominationless.

economics and infrastructure

in the municipality is apart from the land and forestry also still the tourism, to a large extent in the summer as „gentle tourism “, with approximately 12,000 Nächtigungen per year of economic importance.

politics

local council

the local council consist of 15 members and consist since the local council choice 2003 of mandates of the following parties:

• 6 ÖVP - the mayor 5
• SPÖ 4
• FPÖ [

and objects of interest [

lock

• Eberstein place
• high-protect-cut, to lategothical military church
• castle ruin Gillitzstein
• George church, gothical castle church