63:
825:
96:
43:
628:
171:
428:
103:
70:
31:
473:
visited the cathedral and prayed in the crypt at the grave of Saint Hemma. The first papal visit in the history of
Carinthia was a big media event and brought a thousand men to an open-air mass in front of the cathedral.
391:
Communities: Dörfl, Finsterdorf, Föbing, Gassarest, Glanz, Gruska, Gurk, Gwadnitz, Hundsdorf, Kreuzberg, Krön, Masternitzen, Niederdorf, Pisweg, Ranitz, Reichenhaus, Straßa, Sutsch, Zabersdorf, Zedl, Zedroß, Zeltschach
688:
372:
The community of Gurk is surrounded by alpine meadows and vast high forests. It marks the center of the sparsely populated Gurk Valley. Downstream on the Gurk, lies the small town of
681:
885:
674:
416:
638:
131:
866:
581:
603:
462:, whose seat was in the northern part of Carinthia. Gurk was the bishop's seat until 1787; his residence is now located in
890:
439:. The area was settled around 2000 years ago, but it only achieved any importance after Carinthia was incorporated by
357:
200:
454:
did not have a long existence: its site was used in 1072 for the cathedral and bishop's palace of the newly founded
62:
859:
305:
490:
95:
698:
317:
297:
852:
666:
548:
789:
163:
804:
582:"Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018"
459:
406:
754:
42:
643:
276:
799:
401:
373:
794:
729:
544:
286:
8:
840:
759:
724:
195:
478:
361:
183:
596:
574:
661:
342:
435:
The name Gurk ("die
Gurgelnde" or "the Gurgling one") comes from the river of the
719:
536:
455:
218:
836:
764:
501:
879:
632:
561:
447:
377:
146:
133:
824:
450:
founded a religious house on the market place of what is now Gurk. However,
470:
436:
696:
623:
this article is partially based on a translation of its German equivalent.
744:
604:"Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018"
353:
213:
784:
739:
411:
779:
769:
463:
451:
832:
749:
267:
188:
714:
734:
709:
631: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
427:
774:
440:
350:
176:
293:
272:
540:
528:
522:
516:
512:
The municipal council - elections of 2003 - consists of
30:
330:
886:
Cities and towns in Sankt Veit an der Glan
District
446:After the death of her husband and her sons, Saint
877:
477:Gurk was named a "European Municipality" by the
860:
682:
395:
356:and former episcopal see in the District of
867:
853:
689:
675:
636:
567:
484:
426:
878:
670:
233:39.67 km (15.32 sq mi)
819:
647:. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
13:
697:Municipalities in the district of
637:Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "
14:
902:
652:
823:
626:
169:
101:
94:
68:
61:
41:
29:
383:
535:The directly elected mayor is
495:
491:Roman Catholic Diocese of Gurk
1:
839:. You can help Knowledge by
388:Towns: Pisweg, Gruska, Gurk
367:
102:
69:
7:
507:
16:Place in Carinthia, Austria
10:
907:
818:
549:Federal Council of Austria
422:
396:Neighboring municipalities
376:, from whose fortress the
241:662 m (2,172 ft)
891:Carinthia geography stubs
705:
554:
326:
316:
304:
283:
266:
258:
250:
245:
237:
229:
224:
211:
206:
194:
182:
162:
127:
82:Location within Carinthia
55:
37:
28:
21:
469:On June 25, 1988, Pope
115:Location within Austria
835:location article is a
805:Weitensfeld im Gurktal
790:St. Georgen am Längsee
568:Sources and references
485:Ecclesiastical history
460:Archbishop of Salzburg
432:
407:Weitensfeld im Gurktal
358:Sankt Veit an der Glan
346:
201:Sankt Veit an der Glan
644:Catholic Encyclopedia
430:
285: • Summer (
262:31/km (80/sq mi)
795:St. Veit an der Glan
699:St. Veit an der Glan
606:. Statistics Austria
584:. Statistics Austria
259: • Density
760:Kappel am Krappfeld
143: /
118:Show map of Austria
85:Show map of Kärnten
433:
251: • Total
230: • Total
848:
847:
813:
812:
662:Entry at aeiou.at
479:Council of Europe
380:of Gurk reigned.
336:
335:
147:46.883°N 14.283°E
898:
869:
862:
855:
827:
820:
691:
684:
677:
668:
667:
660:
648:
630:
629:
616:
615:
613:
611:
600:
594:
593:
591:
589:
578:
290:
175:
173:
172:
158:
157:
155:
154:
153:
148:
144:
141:
140:
139:
136:
119:
105:
104:
98:
86:
72:
71:
65:
45:
33:
19:
18:
906:
905:
901:
900:
899:
897:
896:
895:
876:
875:
874:
873:
816:
814:
809:
720:Deutsch-Griffen
701:
695:
658:
655:
639:Diocese of Gurk
627:
620:
619:
609:
607:
602:
601:
597:
587:
585:
580:
579:
575:
570:
557:
537:Siegfried Kampl
510:
498:
487:
456:diocese of Gurk
425:
398:
386:
370:
312:
284:
219:Siegfried Kampl
170:
168:
151:
149:
145:
142:
137:
134:
132:
130:
129:
123:
122:
121:
120:
117:
116:
113:
112:
111:
110:
106:
89:
88:
87:
84:
83:
80:
79:
78:
77:
73:
51:
50:
49:
48:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
904:
894:
893:
888:
872:
871:
864:
857:
849:
846:
845:
828:
811:
810:
808:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
765:Klein St. Paul
762:
757:
752:
747:
742:
737:
732:
727:
722:
717:
712:
706:
703:
702:
694:
693:
686:
679:
671:
665:
664:
654:
653:External links
651:
650:
649:
624:
618:
617:
595:
572:
571:
569:
566:
565:
564:
556:
553:
533:
532:
526:
520:
509:
506:
505:
504:
502:Gurk Cathedral
497:
494:
486:
483:
424:
421:
420:
419:
414:
409:
404:
397:
394:
385:
382:
378:Prince-Bishops
369:
366:
334:
333:
328:
324:
323:
320:
314:
313:
310:
308:
302:
301:
291:
281:
280:
270:
264:
263:
260:
256:
255:
252:
248:
247:
243:
242:
239:
235:
234:
231:
227:
226:
222:
221:
216:
209:
208:
204:
203:
198:
192:
191:
186:
180:
179:
166:
160:
159:
152:46.883; 14.283
125:
124:
114:
108:
107:
100:
99:
93:
92:
91:
90:
81:
75:
74:
67:
66:
60:
59:
58:
57:
56:
53:
52:
46:
40:
39:
38:
35:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
903:
892:
889:
887:
884:
883:
881:
870:
865:
863:
858:
856:
851:
850:
844:
842:
838:
834:
829:
826:
822:
821:
817:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
761:
758:
756:
753:
751:
748:
746:
743:
741:
738:
736:
733:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
707:
704:
700:
692:
687:
685:
680:
678:
673:
672:
669:
663:
657:
656:
646:
645:
640:
634:
633:public domain
625:
622:
621:
605:
599:
583:
577:
573:
563:
562:Hemma of Gurk
559:
558:
552:
550:
546:
542:
538:
530:
527:
524:
521:
518:
515:
514:
513:
503:
500:
499:
493:
492:
482:
480:
475:
472:
467:
465:
461:
457:
453:
449:
448:Hemma of Gurk
444:
442:
438:
429:
418:
415:
413:
410:
408:
405:
403:
400:
399:
393:
389:
381:
379:
375:
365:
363:
359:
355:
352:
348:
344:
340:
332:
329:
325:
321:
319:
315:
309:
307:
303:
299:
295:
292:
288:
282:
278:
274:
271:
269:
265:
261:
257:
253:
249:
244:
240:
236:
232:
228:
223:
220:
217:
215:
212: •
210:
205:
202:
199:
197:
193:
190:
187:
185:
181:
178:
167:
165:
161:
156:
128:Coordinates:
126:
97:
64:
54:
44:
36:
32:
27:
20:
841:expanding it
830:
815:
659:(in English)
642:
608:. Retrieved
598:
586:. Retrieved
576:
534:
511:
488:
476:
471:John Paul II
468:
445:
434:
390:
387:
384:Subdivisions
371:
338:
337:
47:Coat of arms
730:Frauenstein
496:Main sights
417:Frauenstein
354:market town
331:www.gurk.at
306:Postal code
150: /
880:Categories
780:Micheldorf
770:Liebenfels
755:Hüttenberg
531:: 4 seats.
464:Klagenfurt
452:Gurk Abbey
246:Population
207:Government
833:Carinthia
800:Straßburg
750:Guttaring
725:Eberstein
525:: 4 seats
519:: 7 seats
481:in 1998.
437:same name
402:Straßburg
374:Straßburg
368:Geography
362:Carinthia
318:Area code
268:Time zone
238:Elevation
189:Carinthia
785:Mölbling
740:Glödnitz
735:Friesach
710:Althofen
588:10 March
543:), also
508:Politics
431:Cloister
412:Mölbling
351:Austrian
349:) is an
196:District
775:Metnitz
635::
610:9 March
547:of the
458:by the
441:Bavaria
423:History
343:Slovene
327:Website
177:Austria
164:Country
138:14°17′E
135:46°53′N
715:Brückl
560:Saint
555:People
174:
831:This
322:04266
294:UTC+2
273:UTC+1
254:1,226
214:Mayor
184:State
837:stub
745:Gurk
612:2019
590:2019
489:See
347:Krka
339:Gurk
311:9342
298:CEST
225:Area
109:Gurk
76:Gurk
23:Gurk
641:".
541:BZÖ
529:ÖVP
523:SPÖ
517:FPÖ
287:DST
277:CET
882::
551:.
545:MP
466:.
443:.
364:.
360:,
345::
868:e
861:t
854:v
843:.
690:e
683:t
676:v
614:.
592:.
539:(
341:(
300:)
296:(
289:)
279:)
275:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.