Feistritz im Rosental

Infobox Town AT
name=Feistritz im Rosental
name_local=
image_coa = Wappen at feistritz-im-rosental.png

state = Carinthia
regbzk =
district = Klagenfurt-Land
population =2691
population_as_of = 2005
population_ref =
pop_dens = 38
area = 71.73
elevation = 549
lat_deg=46
lat_min=31
lat_hem=N
lon_deg=14
lon_min=10
lon_hem=E
postal_code = 9181
area_code =04228
mayor = Sonya Feinig (SPÖ)
website = [http://www.rosengemeinde.at www.rosengemeinde.at]

Feistritz im Rosental ( _sl. Bistrica v Rožu) is a market town in the district of Klagenfurt-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is located on the northern slope of the Karawanken mountain range in the "Rosental", a valley of the Drava river. According to the 2001 census 13,3% of the population are Carinthian Slovenes. The municipality is made up of eight villages:

Politics

Seats in the municipal assembly ("Gemeinderat") as of 2003 elections:
*Social Democratic Party of Austria: 11
*Enotna lista: 3
*Austrian People's Party: 3
*Freedom Party of Austria: 2

Notable people

Famous natives and inhabitants of the municipality of Feistritz include the Slovene politician and editor Andrej Einspieler and the sculptor France Gorše, who lived in the village of Suetschach, where he also established an attelieu, now open to the public.