Jump to content

Mölbling

Coordinates: 46°52′N 14°27′E / 46.867°N 14.450°E / 46.867; 14.450
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mölbling
Coat of arms of Mölbling
Mölbling is located in Austria
Mölbling
Mölbling
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 46°52′N 14°27′E / 46.867°N 14.450°E / 46.867; 14.450
CountryAustria
StateCarinthia
DistrictSankt Veit an der Glan
Government
 • MayorFranz Rainer (FPK)
Area
 • Total48.95 km2 (18.90 sq mi)
Elevation
585 m (1,919 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total1,315
 • Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9330. 9312, 9300, 9341
Area code04262
Websitewww.moelbling.at

Mölbling (Slovene: Molnek) is a municipality on the Gurk River in the district of Sankt Veit an der Glan in the Austrian state of Carinthia.

Geography

[edit]

Mölbling lies about 27 km northeast of Klagenfurt. The Gurk runs through the eastern edge of the municipality.

The commune comprises the Katastralgemeinden of Dielach, Gunzenberg, Meiselding, Rabing, and Rastenfeld.

Politics

[edit]

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

Personalities

[edit]

In 1893 the Austrian chemist Carl Auer von Welsbach acquired Rastenfeld Castle as his private residence, where he died in 1929.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.