Rosegg
Rosegg
Rožek | |
|---|---|
 Rosegg from north | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Rosegg Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 46°34′N 14°1′E / 46.567°N 14.017°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Carinthia |
| District | Villach-Land |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Franz Richau |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.17 km2 (7.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 477 m (1,565 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 1,832 |
| • Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9232 |
| Area code | 04253, 04274 |
| Website | www.roseggonline.at |
Rosegg (Slovene: Rožek) is a municipality in the district of Villach-Land in Carinthia in Austria.
Geography
Rosegg consists of three catastral municipalities (Katastralgemeinden) (Population as of 2025):[3]
- Berg (490)
- Emmersdorf (562)
- Rosegg (858)
Rosegg can be further divided into 18 localities (Ortschaften) (Population as of 2025):[3]
- Berg (66)
- Bergl (166)
- Buchheim (83)
- Dolintschach (34)
- Drau (92)
- Duel (81)
- Emmersdorf (120)
- Frög (130)
- Frojach (5)
- Kleinberg (45)
- Obergoritschach (50)
- Pirk (83)
- Raun (58)
- Rosegg (461)
- St. Johann (18)
- St. Lamprecht (184)
- St. Martin (136)
- Untergoritschach (98)
Neighboring municipalities
| Wernberg | Velden am Wörthersee | |
| Villach | 
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| 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 Former Ambassador to Germany, Prince Stefan of Liechtenstein, grew up in Rosegg.[4]
Politics
The municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) consists of 15 members. Since the 2021 local elections, it is made up of the following parties:
- Independent Bürgergemeinschaft (BGM): 8 seats
- Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ): 5 seats
- Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ): 1 seat
- The Greens - The Green Alternative (GRÜNE): 1 seat
The mayor of the municipality, Franz Richau, was re-elected in 2021.[5]
Twin towns
Zuglio, Italy
Sources
- ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Bevölkerung zu Jahres-/Quartalsanfang". STATISTIK AUSTRIA (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2025-07-26.
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). regierung.li. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
- ^ "Ergebnisse und Visualisierungen zur Gemeinderatswahl in Kärnten 2021". orf.at (in German). Retrieved 2025-07-24.
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