Feistritz ob Bleiburg explained

Feistritz ob Bleiburg
Native Name:Bistrica pri Pliberku
Pushpin Map:Austria#Austria Carinthia
Pushpin Mapsize:270
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Austria##Location with Carinthia
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:46.55°N 59°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Völkermarkt
Parts Style:para
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Fritz Flödl
Elevation M:550
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9143
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:04235
Website:www.riskommunal.at

Feistritz ob Bleiburg (Slovenian: Bistrica pri Pliberku) is a town in the district of Völkermarkt in the Austrian state of Carinthia.

History

In the Carinthian Plebiscite of 1920, Sankt Jakob was one of the 17 Carinthian municipalities, where the majority of the population (65%) voted for the annexation to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia).

Population

According to the 2001 census 33.3% of the population are Carinthian Slovenes.

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VillageNumber of people 1991Percent of Slovenes 1991Percent of Slovenes 1951
Dolintschitschach/Dolinčiče5675.0%100%
Feistritz/Bistrica31847.2%72.4%
Gonowetz/Konovece30622.2%70.9%
Hinterlibitsch/Suha5626.8%100%
Hof/Dvor19957.8%96.6%
Lettenstätten/Letina10149.5% 89.0%
Penk/Ponikva20617.0%74.7%
Pirkdorf/Breška vas9244.6%90.7%
Rischberg/Rišperk10%56.5%
Ruttach-Scmelz/Rute1384.6%68.1%
St.Michael/Šmihel29854.0%69.4%
Tscherberg/Črgoviče10282.4%96.8%
Unterlibitsch/Podlibič5226.9%33.3%
Unterort/Pokraj136