Nötsch im Gailtal

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Place in Carinthia, Austria

Coat of arms

46°35′N 13°37′E / 46.583°N 13.617°E / 46.583; 13.617CountryAustriaStateCarinthiaDistrictVillach-LandGovernment

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• MayorAlfred Altersberger (ÖVP)Area

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• Total42.72 km² (16.49 sq mi)Elevation

569 m (1,867 ft)Population

(2024)^[3]

• Total2,332 • Density55/km² (140/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

9611

Area code04256, 04263Websitewww.noetsch.at

Nötsch im Gailtal (Slovene: Čajna) is a market town in the district of Villach-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia.

Geography

Located west of Villach, the municipal area stretches along the lower Gail valley in southern Carinthia at the foot of the Villacher Alpe (Dobratsch) massif, the eastern extension of the Gailtal Alps. It comprises the cadastral communities of Kerschdorf (Črešnje), Saak (Čače), and Sankt Georgen (Šentjurij).^[4]

Nötsch can be reached from Villach and Süd Autobahn (A2) via the Gailtal Straße (B111) highway. In the north, a mountain roads leads up to the high valley of Bad Bleiberg. Nötsch station is a stop on the Gailtalbahn railway line from Arnoldstein to Kötschach-Mauthen.

History

The settlement in the Duchy of Carinthia was first mentioned in a 1253 deed together with Lewenburg castle, present-day Wasserleonburg, then a fief of the Prince-Bishops of Bamberg. The area was devastated in the 1348 Friuli earthquake, which caused a massive landslide at Mt. Dobratsch and a flood of the Gail river.

Wasserleonburg Castle, located high above the village of Saak, was rebuilt in the 14th century. During a series of ownership of several Villach merchant families, it was significantly enlarged in the 16th and 17th centuries, including a Renaissance courtyard with an open loggia, a Mannerist facade, and a castle chapel. Up to today, the complex is privately owned and used as a hotel; after his abdication, Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor, and his wife Wallis Simpson spent their honeymoon here from 5 June to 7 September 1937.

From the early 20th century onwards, Nötsch temporarily was home of a group of Expressionist painters around Anton Kolig (1886–1950).^[5] The "Nötsch Circle" was in touch with the Hagenbund group of artists around Oskar Kokoschka, Anton Faistauer, and Egon Schiele. In an bombing raid on Nötsch on December 17, 1944, several residents were injured and killed.

Politics

Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2021 local elections:^[6]

Austrian People's Party (ÖVP): 9
Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ): 7
Greens: 2
Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ): 1

Nötsch
Saak
Old farmhouse

References

^ "Wahlergebnis Nötsch: Alfred Altersberger gewinnt das Bürgermeisterquartett!". Gailtal (in German). 28 February 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Table: Population on 1 January 2023 (.ods)". www.statistik.at. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
^ "Marktgemeinde Nötsch im Gailtal". noetsch.at. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
^ Fräss-Ehrfeld, Claudia (2004). Kärnten und Böhmen, Mähren, Schlesien (in German). Geschichtsverein für Kärnten. p. 319. ISBN 978-3-85454-105-9. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
^ "Marktgemeinde Nötsch im Gailtal". noetsch.at. Retrieved 16 May 2024.