Gnesau

Coordinates: 46°46′N 13°58′E / 46.767°N 13.967°E / 46.767; 13.967
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Gnesau
Coat of arms of Gnesau
Gnesau is located in Austria
Gnesau
Gnesau
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 46°46′N 13°58′E / 46.767°N 13.967°E / 46.767; 13.967
CountryAustria
StateCarinthia
DistrictFeldkirchen
Government
 • MayorErich Stampfer
Area
 • Total78.67 km2 (30.37 sq mi)
Elevation
973 m (3,192 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total1,034
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9563
Websitewww.gnesau.at

Gnesau is a town in the district of Feldkirchen in the Austrian state of Carinthia.

Geography[edit]

Gnesau lies in the upper Gurk valley in the Gurktal Alps.

The Gurk runs from northwest to southeast through the municipality. Right tributaries are the Haidenbach and the Kirchergrabenbach; left tributaries are the Görzbach and the Peiningerbach.

Neighboring municipalities[edit]

Reichenau Albeck, Carinthia
Steuerberg
Arriach Himmelberg

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.