Dieschitz

Dieschitz (Deščice), Austria

Dieschitz (Slovene Deščice [ˈdeːʃtʃitsɛ]) is an Austrian village in the municipality of Velden (Vrba) am Wörthersee, Villach (Beljak) – district - countryside, federal state or Bundesland Carinthia (German Kärnten, Slovenian Koroška). In this article the Slovenian place-names follow the German in brackets written in italic.

Unterdieschitz (Deščice)

Geography

Oberdieschitz (Močile)

Dieschitz (Deščice) is located approximately 5 km to the south of Velden (Vrba) in the eastern part of the meander of Rosegg (Rožek) of the Drau river (Drava). Dieschitz (Deščice) has two parts: Unterdieschitz = Dieschitz in the strict sense (Deščice) and Oberdieschitz (Močile).

Population

El río Drava (Drau) en Dieschitz

According to the census of 2001 Dieschitz (Deščice) has a population of 122 inhabitants. A part of the inhabitants (still) is bilingual. Censuses of the colloquial language gave the following numbers of Slovenian-speakers (pay attention to the fluctuation of the percentages although there were no remarkable migration):

1951: 79,0%

1961: 53,1%

1971: 39,3%

1981: 16,8%

1991: 26,2%

2001: 15,4%

Economy

The Pub and the brick factory were closed in the 50's, the store in 1970 and the carpentry in 1996. The inhabitants, in the past in their majority farmers, have to travel to their work to Villach (Beljak) or to Klagenfurt (Celovec), few found a use in the proximity in St. Egyden (Šentilj), Schiefling am See (Škofiče) or Velden (Vrba).

Celebrities

• Anton Wornig, composer
• Stanko Finžgar, member of the International Brigades
• DI Dr. Ernest Gröblacher, director of the Chamber of Agriculture of Carinthia
• Franz Richau, member of the Federal Council of Austria

Coordinates: 46°35′N 14°03′E / 46.583°N 14.05°E / 46.583; 14.05