Hohenthurn

Hohenthurn
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Coat of arms of Hohenthurn Coat of arms
Hohenthurn Location within Austria
Coordinates:
Country	Austria
State	Carinthia
District	Villach-Land
Government
• Mayor	Florian Tschinderle (ÖVP)
Area
• Total	27.16 km2 (10.49 sq mi)
Elevation	620 m (2,030 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)
• Total	823
• Density	30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	9613
Area code	04256
Website	www.hohenthurn.at

Hohenthurn (Slovene: Straja vas) is a municipality in the district of Villach-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia.

Geography

Hohenthurn is situated in the valley of the Gail river on the northern slope of the Carnic Alps at the border with Italy. It comprises the Katastralgemeinden of Hohenthurn and Dreulach (Drevlje).

History

The municipality was the site of a prehistoric Hallstatt settlement as well as of a Roman watchtower, which is depicted in the coat of arms. However Hohenthurn (Hoher Turm, i.e. "High tower"), first mentioned in a 1253 deed as Göströsdorf, probably derived its name from the steeple of the Gothic St. Cyriacus parish church.

The Carinthian Slovene priest and activist Matija Majar from 1851 until 1867 served at the Holy Name of Mary parish church in the hamlet of Göriach.

Politics

Seats in the municipal council (Gemeinderat) as of 2009 elections:

• Austrian People's Party (ÖVP): 6
• Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ): 2
• Community Voters (Enotna Lista): 2
• Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ): 1

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Austria

Twin towns — Sister cities

Hohenthurn is twinned with:

• Moimacco, Italy since 2006