Sankt Veit an der Glan

Infobox Town AT
name=Sankt Veit an der Glan
name_local=
image_coa = Wappen at st-veit-an-der-glan.png

image_photo = Marktszene-sant-veit.jpg
image_size = 250px
state = Carinthia
regbzk =
district = Sankt Veit an der Glan
population =13033
population_as_of = 2005
population_ref =
pop_dens = 145
area = 89.73
elevation = 482
lat_deg=46
lat_min=46
lat_hem=N
lon_deg=14
lon_min=22
lon_hem=E
postal_code = 9300
area_code =04212
mayor = Gerhard Mock (SPÖ)
website = [http://www.stveit.carinthia.at www.stveit.carinthia.at]

Sankt Veit an der Glan (Slovene: Šentvid ob Glini) is a town in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is the capital of a district with the same name.

Geography

Location

This town is a major point on the Glan River in the north of the "Zollfeld" Valley.

Municipal arrangement

Sankt Veit consists of six Katastralgemeinden: "Galling", "Hörzendorf", "Niederdorf", "Projern", "Sankt Donat" and "Tanzenberg". It is further divided into the following districts, with population figures at right:

History

As mentioned in a 1131 deed, a Saint Vitus Church was located here, which in 1137 was again acquired by the Bishopric of Bamberg. The Carinthian duke Hermann of Sponheim became a "Vogt" protector of the church in 1176 and subsequent the town of Sankt Veit was made the capital of the Duchy of Carinthia until 1518.

Its town hall dates from 1468 and its old ducal castle from the 15th to 16th century.

Demographics

As of the 2001 census, it has a population of 12,045. Of that, 92.5% are Austrian, 2.3% are Yugoslav, and 2.2% are Bosnian. 74.0% of the population profess themselves to be Roman Catholic, 8.6% are Evangelist church and 4.3% are Muslims, while 10.2% are without religious confession.

Politics

The town council is made up of 31 members. They are of the following parties:

*21 SPÖ
*5 ÖVP
*4 FPÖ
*1 Greens

The mayor is Gerhard Mock (SPÖ).

Twin cities

*flagicon|Germany Haltern, Germany

External links

* [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9065535/Sankt-Veit Encyclopedia Britannica]