Globasnitz Explained

Globasnitz
Native Name:Globasnica
Pushpin Map:Austria Carinthia#Austria
Pushpin Mapsize:270
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Austria
Coordinates:46.55°N 56°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Austria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Carinthia
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Völkermarkt
Parts Style:para
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Bernhard Sadovnik
Leader Party:EL
Elevation M:541
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9142
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:04230
Website:www.globasnitz.at

Globasnitz (Slovene: Globasnica) is a town in the district of Völkermarkt in the Austrian state of Carinthia.

Population

A considerable percentage (42.1%) of the population are Carinthian Slovenes, and Slovene is a second official language of the municipality.

History

In the Carinthian Plebiscite of 1920, Sankt Jakob was one of the 17 Carinthian municipalities, where the majority of the population (52%) voted for the annexation to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia).

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