Widening field in the Gurktal

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Land of the Federal Republic:	Kärnten
political district:	Sank Veit at the Glan (sports association)
surface:	95.76 km ²
geographical situation:	Coordinates: 46° 50 ' n. Break. 14° 11 ' o. L.46° 50 ' n. Break. 14° 11 ' o. L.
Height:	702 m and. NN
inhabitant:	2.493 (census 2001)
postal zip code:	9344
preselection:	0 42 65
municipality code number:	2 05 31
municipal office:	Widening field 202 9344 widening field
official Website:	www.weitensfeldimgurktal.at
E-Mail address:
Politics
mayor:	Dkfm. Heinz Hochsteiner (FPÖ)
local council:	19 members: 8 FPÖ, 7 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ

widening field in the Gurktal is a municipality in the district sank Veit to the Glan in Kärnten.

Table of contents 1 geography 1,1 geographical location of 1,2 arrangement 2 history 3 population 4 economics and infrastructure 5 culture and objects of interest 5,1 Kranzelreiten of 5,2 buildings 5,3 partner municipality 6 Web on the left of

geography

geographical location

the place widening field lies in the Gurktal, the Gemeindegebiet extends also to south of it the convenient Wimitzer of mountains and the Gurktaler alps lain north. That approximately 96 km ² large area extends over sea-heights of 700 to 1700 M.

arrangement

Katastralgemeinden: Old person market, brown mountain, Linder, Thurnhof, widening field, Wullross, Zweinitz.

Local parts: Ading, Aich, old person market, brook, brown mountain, Brunn, Dalling, the-laugh, Dolz, Edling, angel village, Grabenig, Grua, port village, Hardernitzen, dog village, dock village, Kleinglödnitz, Kötschendorf, Krassnitz, Lind, Massanig, Mödring, Mödritsch, Nassing, Niederwurz, upper place, Planitz, Psein, pure mountain, Sadin, sank and RA, stone village, Traming, Tschriet, widening field, Wullross, pepper, Zammelsberg, Zauchwinkel, Zweinitz.

history

at the Roman time gave it in old person market the post office station to Beliandrum. Widening field was mentioned for the first time documentary 1131. 1192 fell the possession to the Babenberger, this gave it 1202 the cathedral pin Gurk. 1203 got the place the market right. 1476 and 1478 came it to destruction by the Turks. 1629 were lent to the market its own coat of arms. From 1973 on widening field was part of the greater Weitensfeld Flattnitz. 1991 became the municipalities German grasps, Glödnitz and widening field again independently. Since 1. Jänner 1995 leads the municipality the name widening field in the Gurktal.

population

sound census 2001 has widening field of 2,474 inhabitants. Of it 91.0% to the Roman-catholic and 3.6% admit themselves 2.7% of the population to the Evangelist church, are without confession.

economics and infrastructure

the economy are coined/shaped by land and forestry as well as small industrial concerns. Among them are a medicament producer and a larch resin refinery.

In the municipality are one hauptschule, four elementary schools, kindergarten, one post office as well as two freiwillige fire-brigades.

culture and objects of interest

Kranzelreiten

at whit-monday annually the Kranzelreiten takes place. In memory of the plague, which is to have killed nearly the entire population and three men argued about a girl, three young men run around the bet. The winner may kiss the stone virgin, every 25 years a living person.

buildings

• parish church widening field hl. Johannes Ev., former water military church.
• Branch church hl. Maria Magdalena in widening field: From this church the oldest received glass painting of Austria, the Roman Magdalenenscheibe originates, developed around 1170.
• Military church old person market
• military church Zweinitz
• military church Zammelsberg

partner municipality

partner municipality is Ragogna, Italy.

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• Kranzelreiten
• partner municipality Ragogna