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in the

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n state of Carinthia southeast of

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, in the district of

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, about 4 km from the border with

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Geography

The Municipality of Neuhaus is located in the extreme east of the Jaun Valley south of the Drava River.

Makeup of the municipality

Neuhaus is part of a cadastral district that includes Neuhaus, Graditschach, Berg ob Leifling, Leifling, Pudlach, Heiligenstadt, and Schwabegg. The municipality includes the following 16 settlements (2001 census):

Neighboring municipalities

History

Neuhaus (''Newenhavse'') was first mentioned in 1288; the settlement of Leifling first in 1154 as ''Liwuelich'' and the settlement of Schwabegg as ''Castrum Swabec'' in 1212. The

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at the end of the 13th century. In 1958 the current Municipality of Neuhaus was established by combining the previously independent municipalities of Leifling und Schwabegg.

Population

According to the 2001 census, the Municipality of Neuhaus had 1,236 inhabitants, of which 96.9% are Austrian and 1.0% German citizens. 13.2% are

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. 96.5% of the population is

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and 1.4% is

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. 1.3% have no religious affiliation.

Sights

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'' * ''Leifling Castle'' * ''Patek-Mühle'' Farming Museum * Heiligenstadt Pilgrimage Church

Politics

Municipal council

The municipal council has 15 members and is structured as follows after the 2003 municipal elections: * Social Democratic Party of Austria - 7 * Austrian People's Party - 5 * Write-in - 2 *

Enotna Lista The Unity List ( Slovene: ''Enotna lista'', german: Einheitsliste) or EL seeks to represent the indigenous Slovene minority in Carinthia. It came into existence in 1991, replacing the "Club of Slovenian Local Councillors" (Slovene: , German: ), ...

- 1 The mayor, directly elected, is Gerhard Visotschnig (Social Democratic Party).

Coat of Arms

The coat of arms of Neuhaus shows the golden tower of the castle (today's Neuhaus Castle) and the three golden stars of the Counts of Heunburger, who had these in their coat of arms and had their center of power in the southeast Jaun Valley. The golden plow represents agriculture as the historically and currently most important economic activity in the municipality. The coat of arms and banner were adopted by the municipality on 2 June 1980. The flag is blue and yellow and bears the coat of arms.

References

External links

Gemeinde Neuhaus
* Cities and towns in Völkermarkt District {{Carinthia-geo-stub