Gnesau

Gnesau
Municipality
Coat of arms
Gnesau Location within Austria
Coordinates: 46°46′N13°58′E / 46.767°N 13.967°E / 46.767; 13.967
Country	Austria
State	Carinthia
District	Feldkirchen
Government
•  Mayor	Erich Stampfer
Area [1]
• Total	78.67 km2 (30.37 sq mi)
Elevation	973 m (3,192 ft)
Population  (2024) [2]
• Total	1,037
• Density	13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9563
Website	www.gnesau.at

Gnesau is a town in the district of Feldkirchen in the Austrian state of Carinthia.

Geography

Gnesau lies in the upper Gurk valley in the Gurktal Alps.

The Gurk runs from northwest to southeast through the municipality. Right tributaries are the Haidenbach and the Kirchergrabenbach; left tributaries are the Görzbach and the Peiningerbach.

Neighboring municipalities

Reichenau		Albeck, Carinthia
		Steuerberg
Arriach		Himmelberg

References

1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
2. "Gnesau" (in German). Retrieved 2024-07-07.