Carinthia

This page is about the present-day Austrian state. For the historical state, see Duchy of Carinthia. For the Slovene region, see Carinthia (Slovenia). For other uses, see Carinthia (disambiguation).

Carinthia (German: [Kärnten] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) [ˈkɛʁntn̩] (13px listen); Slovene: [Koroška] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) [kɔˈɾóːʃka] (13px listen); Italian: [Carinzia] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) [karintsja]; Southern Austro-Bavarian: Keantncode: bar is deprecated ) is the southernmost state of Austria. 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.

Kärnten
State of Austria
Flag of Flag Coat of arms of Coat of arms
Location of
Coordinates: 46.761°N 13.819°E / 46.761; 13.819
Country	Austria
Capital	Klagenfurt
Government
• Governor	Peter Kaiser (SPÖ)
Area
• Total	9,538.01 km2 (3,682.65 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2016)
• 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

Districts

The state is divided into eight rural and two urban districts. There are 132 towns.

File:Map at kaernten bezirke kfz.png

The districts of Carinthia

Statutory cities

• Klagenfurt
• Villach

Rural districts

• Spittal an der Drau
• Hermagor
• Villach-Land
• Feldkirchen
• St. Veit an der Glan
• Klagenfurt-Land
• Völkermarkt
• Wolfsberg

Carinthia Media

• Kärntner Heimatlied

• Heiligenblut am Großglockner (1).JPG

  Heiligenblut with Grossglockner (snow-covered peak in the central background)

• Austria Carinthia relief location map.svg

  Topographic map of Carinthia

• 001 Faaker See lake and Karawanks mountains in Carinthia, Austria.jpg

  Lake Faak and the Karawanks

• Anonymous Youth of Magdalensberg 03.JPG

  Youth of Magdalensberg, replica of a Roman bronze statue unearthed near Magdalensberg (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)

• Klagenfurt Landhaus Großer Wappensaal Fürstenstein 19072006 6295.jpg

  Prince's Stone, exhibited at the Landhaus Klagenfurt

• Obermillstatt 16 2006.JPG

  War memorial commemorating soldiers from the village of Obermillstatt who died in World War I

• Koettmannsdorf Unterschlossberg Stausee und Strassenbruecke 03032015 0234.jpg

  Road bridge across the Ferlach reservoir of the Drava River at Unterschlossberg, Koettmannsdorf, Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria

• Flag of Carinthia (state).svg

  Flag of Carinthia with the coat of arms