Carinthia
Carinthia
Kärnten | |
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Coordinates: 46°45′40″N 13°49′08″E / 46.761°N 13.819°E | |
Country | Austria |
Capital | Klagenfurt |
Government | |
• Governor | Peter Kaiser (SPÖ) |
Area | |
• Total | 9,538.01 km2 (3,682.65 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2016) | |
• Total | 560,300 |
• Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | AT-2 |
NUTS Region | AT2 |
Votes in Bundesrat | 4 (of 62) |
Website | www.ktn.gv.at |
Carinthia (German: Kärnten [ˈkɛʁntn̩] (listen); Slovene: Koroška [kɔˈɾóːʃka] (listen); Italian: Carinzia [karintsja]; Southern Austro-Bavarian: Keantn) is the southernmost state of Austria. It is in the Eastern Alps. The main language is German. Carinthia's main industries are tourism, electronics, engineering, forestry and agriculture. The companies Philips and Siemens have large operations there.
Districts
The state is divided into eight rural and two urban districts. There are 132 towns.
Statutory cities
Rural districts
- Spittal an der Drau
- Hermagor
- Villach-Land
- Feldkirchen
- St. Veit an der Glan
- Klagenfurt-Land
- Völkermarkt
- Wolfsberg
References