Schiefling am See

Infobox Town AT
name=Schiefling am See
name_local=
image_coa = Wappen at schiefling-am-see.png

state = Carinthia
regbzk =
district = Klagenfurt-Land
population =2429
population_as_of = 2005
population_ref =
pop_dens = 85
area = 28.63
elevation = 574
lat_deg=46
lat_min=36
lat_hem=N
lon_deg=14
lon_min=6
lon_hem=E
postal_code = 9535
area_code =04274
mayor = Valentin Andreas Happe (ÖVP)
website = [http://en.schiefling.at www.schiefling.at]

Schiefling am See (Slovene: Škofiče) is a market town in the district of Klagenfurt-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is situated along the low "Sattnitz" mountain range between the Wörthersee in the north and the Drava Valley in the south. The municipality of Schiefling also includes the Katastralgemeinden "St. Kathrein" ("Podjerberk") and "Techelweg" ("Holbiče"). According to a 2001 census, 5.8% of the population are Slovene-speaking.

Schiefling was first mentioned as "Schüfling" in a 1256 deed by the Carinthian Duke Ulrich III of Spanheim. It is known for the "Kathreinkogel" mountain, a prehistoric settlement area since the Mesolithic and also the site of a Roman fort. During the Decline of the Roman Empire in the late 4th century the castle was turned into an Early Christian church, named after Saint Catherine of Alexandria. Her attribute, the breaking wheel is featured within Schiefling's coat of arms together with a crosier, as the Slovene name "Škof" means "bishop".

Within the village of "Auen" ("Log") the area of Schiefling reaches out to the southern shore of the Wörthersee. From 1932 on the composer Alban Berg had a residence here (the "Waldhaus"), where he worked on his opera "Lulu" and his "Violin Concerto". The industrialist Friedrich Karl Flick spent the years after his retirement in Auen.

Twin town

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