Feistritz im Rosental
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Feistritz im Rosental
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Austria
State	Carinthia
District	Klagenfurt-Land
Mayor	Sonya Feinig (SPÖ)
Basic statistics
Area	71.73 km² (27.7 sq mi)
Elevation	549 m  (1801 ft)
Population	2,691  (06/10/2008)
- Density	38 /km² (97 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code	9181
Area code	04228
Website	www.rosengemeinde.at Coordinates: 46°31′0″N 14°10′0″E / 46.51667, 14.16667

Feistritz im Rosental (Slovene: Bistrica v Rožu) is a market town in the district of Klagenfurt-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is located on the northern slope of the Karawanken mountain range in the Rosental, a valley of the Drava river. According to the 2001 census 13,3% of the population are Carinthian Slovenes. The municipality is made up of eight villages:

Politics

Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2003 elections:

• Social Democratic Party of Austria: 11
• Enotna lista: 3
• Austrian People's Party: 3
• Freedom Party of Austria: 2

Notable people

Famous natives and inhabitants of the municipality of Feistritz include the Slovene politician and editor Andrej Einspieler and the sculptor France Gorše, who lived in the village of Suetschach, where he also established an attelieu, now open to the public.

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