Zell Sele | |
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Coordinates: 46°28′N14°23′E / 46.467°N 14.383°E Coordinates: 46°28′N14°23′E / 46.467°N 14.383°E | |
Country | Austria |
State | Carinthia |
District | Klagenfurt-Land |
Government | |
• Mayor | Engelbert Wassner (SPÖ) |
Area | |
• Total | 75.3 km2 (29.1 sq mi) |
Elevation | 948 m (3,110 ft) |
Population (2018-01-01) [2] | |
• Total | 609 |
• Density | 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 9170 |
Area code | 04227 |
Website | www.zell-sele.at |
Zell (Slovene : Sele) is a municipality in the district of Klagenfurt-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia.
Slovene or Slovenian belongs to the group of South Slavic languages. It is spoken by approximately 2.5 million speakers worldwide, the majority of whom live in Slovenia. It is the first language of about 2.1 million Slovenian people and is one of the 24 official and working languages of the European Union.
Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in Central Europe comprising 9 federated states. Its capital, largest city and one of nine states is Vienna. Austria has an area of 83,879 km2 (32,386 sq mi), a population of nearly 9 million people and a nominal GDP of $477 billion. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Hungary and Slovakia to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The terrain is highly mountainous, lying within the Alps; only 32% of the country is below 500 m (1,640 ft), and its highest point is 3,798 m (12,461 ft). The majority of the population speaks local Bavarian dialects as their native language, and German in its standard form is the country's official language. Other regional languages are Hungarian, Burgenland Croatian, and Slovene.
Zell lies in a side valley on the north of the Karawank on the Slovenian border about 20 km south of Klagenfurt and 6 km south of Ferlach.
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a sovereign state located in southern Central Europe at a crossroads of important European cultural and trade routes. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. It covers 20,273 square kilometers (7,827 sq mi) and has a population of 2.07 million. One of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, Slovenia is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations, of the European Union, and of NATO. The capital and largest city is Ljubljana.
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee is the capital of the federal state of Carinthia in Austria. With a population of 100,772, it is the sixth-largest city in the country. The city is the bishop's seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gurk-Klagenfurt and home to the University of Klagenfurt.
Ferlach in the district of Klagenfurt-Land in Carinthia is the southernmost town in Austria. It is known for its centuries-old gunsmith tradition, part of the Austrian intangible cultural heritage since 2010.
According to the 2001 census, 89.1% of the inhabitants are of Carinthian Slovenian descent, which is the highest percentage of all municipalities in the state of Carinthia.
Carinthian Slovenes or Carinthian Slovenians are the indigenous Slovene-speaking population group in the Austrian state of Carinthia. They send representatives to the National Ethnic Groups Advisory Council. The status of the minority group is guaranteed in principle by the Constitution of Austria and under international law.
The commune is situated southwest of the town of Ferlach, on the northern slope of the Koschuta Massif within the Karawanks mountain range. The place was first mentioned as Cel in a 1280 deed. It consists of six villages:
The Karawanks or Karavankas or Karavanks are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps on the border between Slovenia to the south and Austria to the north. With a total length of 120 kilometres (75 mi) in an east-west direction, the Karawanks chain is one of the longest ranges in Europe. It is traversed by important trade routes and has a great tourist significance. Geographically and geologically, it is divided into the higher Western Karawanks and the lower-lying Eastern Karawanks. It is traversed by the Periadriatic Seam, separating the Apulian tectonic plate from the Eurasian Plate.
Village (German) | Village (Slovenian) | Number of people 1991 | Percent of Slovenes 1991 | Percent of Slovenes 1951 |
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Zell Freibach | Sele Borovnica | 187 | 92.5% | 96.9% |
Zell Homölisch | Sele Hmelše | 23 | 47.8% | 76.3% |
Zell Mitterwinkel | Sele Srednji Kot | 98 | 98% | 95.7% |
Zell Oberwinkel | Sele Zvrhnji Kot | 91 | 96.7% | 97.1% |
Zell Pfarre | Sele Fara | 235 | 93.2% | 92.1% |
Zell Schaida | Sele Šajda | 100 | 99% | 91.7% |
Seats in the municipal council (2003 elections):
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