Mölbling () is a municipality on the
Gurk River in the district of
Sankt Veit an der Glan
St. Veit an der Glan () is a town in the Austrian state of Carinthia (state), Carinthia, the administrative centre of the St. Veit an der Glan District. It was the historic Carinthian capital until 1518. The famous chef Wolfgang Puck was born there ...
in the
Austria
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n state of
Carinthia
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.
Geography
Mölbling lies about 27 km northeast of
Klagenfurt. The Gurk runs through the eastern edge of the municipality.
The commune comprises the ''
Katastralgemeinde
A cadastral community (or cadastre community, cadastral r cadastremunicipality, cadastral r cadastrecommune,Problémy s překladem termínu „katastrální území“ do angličtiny. in: Geodetický a kartografický Obzor. Český úřad zeměm� ...
n'' of Dielach, Gunzenberg, Meiselding, Rabing, and Rastenfeld.
Politics
Seats in the municipal assembly (''Gemeinderat'') as of 2009 elections:
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Alliance for the Future of Austria
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The BZÖ was founded on 3 April 2005 by Jörg Haider as a moderate splinter from the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) ...
(FPK): 11
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Social Democratic Party of Austria
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(SPÖ): 3
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Austrian People's Party
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Since January 2025, the party has been led by Christian Stocker (as an acting leader). It is currently the second-largest p ...
(ÖVP): 1
Personalities
In 1893 the Austrian chemist
Carl Auer von Welsbach
Carl Auer von Welsbach (1 September 1858 – 4 August 1929), who received the Austrian noble title of Freiherr Auer von Welsbach in 1901, was an Austrian scientist and inventor, who separated didymium into the elements neodymium and praseody ...
acquired Rastenfeld Castle as his private residence, where he died in 1929.
References
Cities and towns in Sankt Veit an der Glan District
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