Globasnitz
Place in Carinthia, Austria
Globasnitz Globasnica | |
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Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary | |
Coat of arms | |
46°33′N 14°42′E / 46.550°N 14.700°E / 46.550; 14.700 | |
Country | Austria |
State | Carinthia |
District | Völkermarkt |
Government | |
• Mayor | Bernhard Sadovnik (EL) |
Area [1] | |
• Total | 38.39 km2 (14.82 sq mi) |
Elevation | 541 m (1,775 ft) |
Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 1,620 |
• Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 9142 |
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).
References
External links
- Reconstruction of an Ostrogoth woman from a skull, discovered in Globasnitz (her skull was intentionally deformed at birth) : [1], [2], [3], [4], [5].
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