Carinthia (state) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Carinthia
Kärnten
Koroška Carinzia |
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| Country |  Austria |
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| Capital | Klagenfurt | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 9,538.01 km2 (3,682.65 sq mi) | ||
| Population
(1 January 2016)
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| • Total | 560,300 | ||
| • Density | 58.744/km2 (152.146/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | AT-2 | ||
| NUTS Region | AT2 | ||
| Votes in Bundesrat | 4 (of 62) | ||
| Website | www.ktn.gv.at | ||
Carinthia is the southernmost State of Austrian. It is in the Eastern Alps. The main language is German.
Carinthia's main industries are tourism, electronics, engineering, forestry and agriculture. The companies Philips and Siemens have large operations there.
Districts
The state is divided into eight rural and two urban districts. There are 132 towns.
Statutory cities
Rural districts
- Spittal an der Drau
- Hermagor
- Villach-Land
- Feldkirchen
- St. Veit an der Glan
- Klagenfurt-Land
- Völkermarkt
- Wolfsberg
Burgenland · Carinthia · Lower Austria · Salzburg(erland) · Styria · Tyrol · Upper Austria · Vienna · Vorarlberg
Images for kids
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Heiligenblut with Grossglockner (snow-capped peak in the central background)
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Lake Faak and the Karawanks
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Prince's Stone, exhibited at the Landhaus Klagenfurt
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War memorial commemorating soldiers from the village of Obermillstatt who died in World War I
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Road bridge across the Ferlach reservoir of the Drava River at Unterschlossberg, Koettmannsdorf, Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria
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Gurk Cathedral
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See also
In Spanish: Carintia para niños
