Feistritz ob Bleiburg

Feistritz ob Bleiburg Bistrica pri Pliberku
Feistritz ob Bleiburg parish church
Coat of arms
Feistritz ob Bleiburg Location within Austria Feistritz ob Bleiburg Location with Carinthia
Coordinates: 46°33′N 14°45′E
Country	Austria
State	Carinthia
District	Völkermarkt
Government
• Mayor	Fritz Flödl
Area
• Total	54.07 km2 (20.88 sq mi)
Elevation	550 m (1,800 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	2,185
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9143
Area code	04235
Website	www.riskommunal.at

Feistritz ob Bleiburg (Slovene: Bistrica pri Pliberku) is a town in the district of Völkermarkt in the Austrian state of Carinthia.

History

In the Carinthian Plebiscite of 1920, Sankt Jakob was one of the 17 Carinthian municipalities, where the majority of the population (65%) voted for the annexation to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia).

Population

According to the 2001 census 33.3% of the population are Carinthian Slovenes.

Village	Number of people 1991	Percent of Slovenes 1991	Percent of Slovenes 1951
Dolintschitschach/Dolinčiče	56	75.0%	100%
Feistritz/Bistrica	318	47.2%	72.4%
Gonowetz/Konovece	306	22.2%	70.9%
Hinterlibitsch/Suha	56	26.8%	100%
Hof/Dvor	199	57.8%	96.6%
Lettenstätten/Letina	101	49.5%	89.0%
Penk/Ponikva	206	17.0%	74.7%
Pirkdorf/Breška vas	92	44.6%	90.7%
Rischberg/Rišperk	1	0%	56.5%
Ruttach-Scmelz/Rute	13	84.6%	68.1%
St.Michael/Šmihel	298	54.0%	69.4%
Tscherberg/Črgoviče	102	82.4%	96.8%
Unterlibitsch/Podlibič	52	26.9%	33.3%
Unterort/Pokraj	136