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Paternion

Not to be confused with Partenia or Parthenius (disambiguation).
Municipality in Carinthia, Austria
Paternion
Saint Paternian's Church
Location within Austria
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Paternion (Austria)
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Coordinates: 46°43′N 13°38′E / 46.717°N 13.633°E / 46.717; 13.633
Country Austria
State Carinthia
District Villach-Land
Government
 • Mayor Manuel Müller (SPÖ)
Area
 • Total
105.49 km2 (40.73 sq mi)
Elevation519 m (1,703 ft)
Population
 (2018年01月01日)[2]
 • Total
5,819
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9711
Area code 04245
Websitewww.paternion.at

Paternion (Slovene: Špatrjan) is a market town in the district of Villach-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is located within the Drava valley about 18 kilometres (11 mi) in the north-west of the city of Villach.

Geography

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Paternion is subdivided into six Katastralgemeinden: Feistritz an der Drau , Kamering, Kreuzen, Nikelsdorf, Paternion and Rubland.

History

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Settled since the Hallstatt culture, the place was first mentioned as St. Paternianus in a 1296 deed, named after Saint Paternian, the Bishop of Fano, as the area south of the Drava then belonged to the Patriarchate of Aquileia.[3] In 1530 Paternion received market rights from Archduke Ferdinand I of Austria. With a percentage of about 30%, the municipality is today one of the centres of Protestantism in Carinthia.

Paternion Castle was part of the Lordship of Paternion (Herrschaft Paternion), together with the castles at Pöllan and Kreuzen and 8,800 hectares of forests. In the late 19th century they passed from the counts Widmann-Rezzonico to count Piero Foscari from Venice, and they are still today owned by the Foscari-Widmann-Rezzonico family.

Politics

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Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2021[update] elections:

Notable people

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Twin town

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References

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Media related to Paternion at Wikimedia Commons


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