Wernberg

Municipality in Carinthia, Austria

Wernberg

Vernberk

Municipality

Wernberg Castle

Coat of arms

Wernberg

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 46°37′N 13°56′E﻿ / ﻿46.617°N 13.933°E﻿ / 46.617; 13.933
Country| Austria
State| Carinthia
District| Villach-Land
Government

• Mayor| Franz Zwölbar (SPÖ)
Area

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• Total

| 26.42 km2 (10.20 sq mi)
Elevation

| 590 m (1,940 ft)
Population

(2018-01-01)[2]

• Total

| 5,547
• Density| 210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

9241

Area code| 04252
Website| www.wernberg.gv.at

Wernberg (Slovene: Vernberk) is a municipality in the district of Villach-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia.

## Geography

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Wernberg lies on the Drava River at the foot of the Ossiach Tauern range, east of Villach, and between Lake Ossiach on the north, Wörthersee on the east, and Lake Faak in the southern part of the municipality. It is located at the northwestern rim of the traditional settlement area of Carinthian Slovenes.

The municipal area comprises the cadastral communities of Neudorf (Nova vas), Sand (Pešče), Trabenig (Trabenče), Umberg (Umbar), and Wernberg (Vernberk).

### Neighboring municipalities

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| Ossiach |

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Villach |  | Velden
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## History

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Wernberg Castle, relief of George Khevenhüller and his wives, 1575

Archaeological findings indicate an early settlement of the area already in Roman times. A castle near the village of Sternberg, today a ruin, was first mentioned in a deed issued at Saint Paul's Abbey about 1170/80. Wernberg itself first appeared in a document dated 17 November 1227 determining the demolition of a Drava bridge and the transfer of Werdenberch Castle to the Carinthian estates of the Bishopric of Bamberg.

The castle, situated on a rock above the Drava river, was built under the rule of Duke Bernhard of Carinthia, it later passed to the Austrian Habsburgs. Held by the Khevenhüller noble family from 1519 onwards, the present-day Renaissance building was erected at the behest of the Carinthian governor George Khevenhüller (1533–1587). Part of the Ossiach Abbey estates from 1672, it is since 1935 a possession of the Catholic Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood.

The municipality of Wernberg was established in 1850.

## Politics

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Town hall

Seats in the municipal council (Gemeinderat) as of 2015 local elections:

* Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ): 12
* Austrian People's Party (ÖVP): 4
* Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ): 4
* The Greens: 2
* Wählergemeinschaft Wernberg (independent): 1

## References

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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.

## External links

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Municipalities in the district of Villach-Land

* Afritz am See
* Arnoldstein
* Arriach
* Bad Bleiberg
* Feistritz an der Gail
* Feld am See
* Ferndorf
* Finkenstein am Faaker See
* Fresach
* Hohenthurn
* Nötsch im Gailtal
* Paternion
* Rosegg
* St. Jakob im Rosental
* Stockenboi
* Treffen am Ossiacher See
* Velden am Wörther See
* Weißenstein
* Wernberg

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* Germany

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