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Feistritz ob Bleiburg

Feistritz ob Bleiburg
Coat of arms of Feistritz ob Bleiburg
Coat of arms
Feistritz ob Bleiburg is located in Austria
Feistritz ob Bleiburg
Feistritz ob Bleiburg
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 46°33′N 14°45′E / 46.550°N 14.750°E / 46.550; 14.750Coordinates: 46°33′N 14°45′E / 46.550°N 14.750°E / 46.550; 14.750
Country Austria
State Carinthia
District Völkermarkt
Government
 • Mayor Fritz Flödl
Area
 • Total 54.07 km2 (20.88 sq mi)
Elevation 550 m (1,800 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)
 • Total 2,141
 • Density 40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 9143
Area code 04235
Website www.riskommunal.at

Feistritz ob Bleiburg (Slovene: Bistrica pri Pliberku) is a town in the district of Völkermarkt in the Austrian state of Carinthia.

In the Carinthian Plebiscite of 1920, Sankt Jakob was one of the 17 Carinthian municipalities, where the majority of the population (65%) voted for the annexation to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia).

According to the 2001 census 33.3% of the population are Carinthian Slovenes.


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