Ossiach

Ossiach
View across Lake Ossiach
Ossiach
Country	Austria
State	Carinthia
District	Feldkirchen
Mayor	Johann Huber (BZÖ)
Area	17.41 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation	749 m  (2457 ft)
Population	724 (1 January 2011)[1]
- Density	42 /km² (108 /sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code	9570
Website	www.ossiach.at Coordinates: 46°41′0″N 13°59′0″E / 46.683333°N 13.983333°E / 46.683333; 13.983333

Ossiach (Slovene: Osoje) is a municipality in the Feldkirchen district in Carinthia, Austria. It is located at the southern shore of Lake Ossiach, on the slope of the small Ossiacher Tauern range within the Nock Mountains at the road between Villach and Feldkirchen. The commune consists of the Katastralgemeinden Alt-Ossiach, Ossiach, Ostriach, Rappitsch, Tauern and Untertauern.

The small settlement is mainly known for Ossiach Abbey, founded about 1000. The monastery church was first mentioned in a 1028 deed, hence the first of the Order of Saint Benedict in the Duchy of Carinthia. Today the church is also renowned for the Carinthischer Sommer classical music festival, held around July and August each year. The pianist Wilhelm Backhaus held his last concert here on June 29, 1969.

A chapel of ease stands in the village of Tauern. First mentioned in 1290, the Tauernkirche was rebuilt in 1519 in a Late Gothic style and received a Baroque equipment including a high altar in the 17th century.

Neighboring municipalities

Steindorf	Himmelberg
Treffen		Feldkirchen in Kärnten
Villach	Wernberg	Velden am Wörther See

Politics

Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2003 elections:

• Austrian People's Party (ÖVP): 4
• Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ): 4
• Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ): 3

References

1. ^ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2011-01-01.