Maria Rain ( sl, Žihpolje) is a town in the district of

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in the

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n state of

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, known for its Baroque parish and

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(rebuilt between 1700 and 1729).

Geography

Maria Rain lies in the Rosental, 8 km south of

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between the Sattnitz massif and the Drau, which is dammed here to form the Ferlach Reservoir.

Population

According to the 2001 census 3.9% of the population are

Carinthian Slovenes Carinthian Slovenes or Carinthian Slovenians ( sl, Koroški Slovenci; german: Kärntner Slowenen) are the indigenous minority of Slovene ethnicity, living within borders of the Austrian state of Carinthia, neighboring Slovenia. Their status of ...

References

Cities and towns in Klagenfurt-Land District {{Carinthia-geo-stub