St. Georgen am Längsee explained

St. Georgen am Längsee
Pushpin Map:Austria Carinthia#Austria
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Austria
Coordinates:46.7833°N 40°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Austria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Carinthia
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:St. Veit an der Glan
Parts Style:para
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Konrad Seunig (SPÖ)
Elevation M:537
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9330, 9313
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+43 4213
Website:www.stgeorgen-laengsee.at

St. Georgen am Längsee (Slovenian: Šentjurij ob Dolgem jezeru) is a municipality in the district of St. Veit an der Glan in Carinthia, Austria.

Geography

St. Georgen is located at the Längsee north of the Zollfeld Valley. In the east, the Gurk River flows southwards into the Klagenfurt basin. The municipal area comprises the cadastral communities of Goggerwenig, Gösseling, Launsdorf, Osterwitz, and Taggenbrunn as well as famous Hochosterwitz Castle in the south.

History

The settlement arose from the former St. Georgen monastery of Benedictine nuns established about 1002/08 by the local Countess Wichburg, a granddaughter of the Bavarian duke Eberhard. Rebuilt in a Baroque style, it was dissolved by order of Emperor Joseph II in 1783. Today the premises serve as a conference centre.

Politics

Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) elections:

Twin towns — sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Austria. St. Georgen is twinned with: