Maria Rain

Coordinates: 46°33′0″N 14°18′0″E / 46.55°N 14.3°E / 46.55; 14.3

Maria Rain
Maria Rain
Country	Austria
State	Carinthia
District	Klagenfurt-Land
Mayor	Josef Tomaschitz
Area	25.48 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation	552 m  (1811 ft)
Population	2,374 (1 January 2011)[1]
- Density	93 /km² (241 /sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code	9161
Area code	04227

Maria Rain (Slovene: Žihpolje) is a town in the district of Klagenfurt-Land in Carinthia in Austria, known for its Baroque parish and pilgrimage church (rebuilt between 1700 and 1729).

According to the 2001 census 3.9% of the population are Carinthian Slovenes.

Village	Number of people 1991	Percent of Slovenes 1991	Percent of Slovenes 1951
Saberda/Zabrda	37	10.8%	4.2%
Obertöllern / Zgornje Dole	20	15.0%	42.4%
Stemeritsch/Smeriče	29	3.4%	0%
Oberguntschach / Zg. Humče	23	0%	14.3%
St. Ulrich / Šenturh	81	2.5%	8.0%
Toppelsdorf / Dolča vas	65	0%	23.3%

References

1. ^ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2011-01-01.