Paternion (Slovene: Špaterjan) is a market town in the district of Villach-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is located within the Drava valley about 18 kilometres (11 mi) in the north-west of the city of Villach.
Paternion | |
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 Saint Paternian's Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Paternion Location within Austria  Paternion Paternion (Austria) | |
| Coordinates: 46°43′N 13°38′E / 46.717°N 13.633°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Carinthia |
| District | Villach-Land |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Manuel Müller (SPÖ) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 105.49 km2 (40.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 519 m (1,703 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,819 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9711 |
| Area code | 04245 |
| Website | www.paternion.at |
Geography
editPaternion is subdivided into six Katastralgemeinden: Feistritz an der Drau, Kamering, Kreuzen, Nikelsdorf, Paternion and Rubland.
History
editSettled since the Hallstatt culture, the place was first mentioned as St. Paternianus in a 1296 deed, named after Saint Paternian, the Bishop of Fano, as the area south of the Drava then belonged to the Patriarchate of Aquileia.[3] In 1530 Paternion received market rights from Archduke Ferdinand I of Austria. With a percentage of about 30%, the municipality is today one of the centres of Protestantism in Carinthia.
Paternion Castle was part of the Lordship of Paternion (Herrschaft Paternion), together with the castles at Pöllan and Kreuzen and 8,800 hectares of forests. In the late 19th century they passed from the counts Widmann-Rezzonico to count Piero Foscari from Venice, and they are still today owned by the Foscari-Widmann-Rezzonico family.
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Paternion Castle (1688) -
Paternion Castle
Politics
editSeats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2021[update] elections:
- Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ): 18
- Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ): 2
- Austrian People's Party (ÖVP): 2
- The Greens - The Green Alternative: 1
Notable people
edit- Mr. Bond, far-right rapper
Twin town
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References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ de:Paternion
External links
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