Mühldorf, Carinthia Explained

Mühldorf
Pushpin Map:Austria
Pushpin Mapsize:270
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Austria
Coordinates:46.85°N 34°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Austria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Carinthia
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Spittal an der Drau
Parts Style:para
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Erwin Angerer (FPÖ)
Elevation M:613
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9814
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:04769
Website:www.muehldorf-ktn.at

Mühldorf is a municipality in the district of Spittal an der Drau in the Austrian state of Carinthia.

Geography

It is situated in the lower Möll Valley, between the High Tauern mountain ranges of the Reißeck group in the northeast and the Kreuzeck group in the southwest. The municipality has access to the Tauern Railway line at Mühldorf-Möllbrücke station.

History

The settlement was first mentioned in an 1177 deed; the name Mühldorf referred to the numerous mills in the area. The village probably arose around an older salt mine, once owned by the Benedictine monks of Millstatt Abbey, which soon was abandoned, however. In 1844 a loden cape production was established, the facility exists up to today.

The present-day municipality was constituted in 1850. Incorporated into neighbouring Reißeck from 1973, the Mühldorf citizens again voted for independence in 1992.

Politics

Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2015 local elections: