Rosegg

Rosegg

Coat of arms
Rosegg

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 46°34′N 14°1′E / 46.567°N 14.017°E / 46.567; 14.017Coordinates: 46°34′N 14°1′E / 46.567°N 14.017°E / 46.567; 14.017
Country Austria
State Carinthia
District Villach-Land
Government
  Mayor Karl Mitsche
Area
  Total 19.6 km2 (7.6 sq mi)
Elevation 477 m (1,565 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)[1]
  Total 1,820
  Density 93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 9232
Area codes 04253, 04274
Website www.roseggonline.at

Rosegg (Slovene: Rožek) is a town in the district of Villach-Land in Carinthia in Austria.

Neighboring municipalities

Wernberg Velden am Wörthersee
Villach
Finkenstein am Faaker See Sankt Jakob im Rosental

Personalities

It is the birthplace of the painter Peter Markovič, after whom the local Slovene cultural association is named. Liechtenstein's Ambassador to Germany, Prince Stefan of Liechtenstein, grew up in Rosegg.[2]

Twin towns

Sources

  1. Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2014-01-01.
  2. "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). regierung.li. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
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