Feld am See is a town in the district of Villach-Land

Villach-Land

Bezirk Villach-Land is a district of the state ofCarinthia in Austria.-Municipalities:Towns are indicated in boldface; market towns in italics; suburbs, hamlets and other subdivisions of a municipality are indicated in small characters.*Arnoldstein **Agoritschach, Arnoldstein, Erlendorf, Gailitz,...

 in the Austria

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n state of Carinthia

Carinthia (state)

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. It is located in the Gegendtal valley of the Nock Mountains range at the shore of the Brennsee (or Feldsee), between the mountains Mirnock (2.110m) and Wöllaner Nock (2.145m). It consists of one Katastralgemeinde

Katastralgemeinde

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 Rauth, the oldest settlement in the area.

Neighboring municipalities

Radenthein Radenthein Radenthein is a town in the district of Spittal an der Drau in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is situated in the Gegend valley of the Nock Mountains region of the Central Eastern Alps, north-east of Lake Millstatt. The municipality also includes the cadastral communes of Döbriach, Kaning,...		Bad Kleinkirchheim Bad Kleinkirchheim Bad Kleinkirchheim is a municipality in Spittal an der Drau, Carinthia, Austria. Until the middle of the 20th century, agriculture was the dominant focus, but it is now a renowned spa and ski resort...
Ferndorf Ferndorf Ferndorf is a municipality in the district of Villach-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is situated on a small range of the Nock Mountains between the Drava Valley and the Millstätter See...
Fresach Fresach Fresach is a town in the district of Villach-Land in Carinthia in Austria....		Afritz am See Afritz am See Afritz am See is a municipality in the district of Villach-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is located within the Gegend valley of the Nock Mountains range, near the small Afritzer See...

History

The hidden Gegendtal was not populated until the Middle Ages

Middle Ages

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, when about 1300 its sunny northern side was stubbed and the name of the valley was first mentioned in a 1308 deed. The village called Rauth (from , root out) was the most important settlement in the whole area for a long time. Feld am See itself was established with the construction of a Protestant

Protestantism

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 church in 1787 according to the 1781 Edict of Tolerance

1782 Edict of Tolerance

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 by Emperor Joseph II

Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor

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The lake called "Brennsee" or "Feldner See" was named after the tavern and distillery Brenn which was founded in 1632. An elementary school was established in 1851. In the late 19th century summer tourism around the lake started.

In the period between 1973 and 1991 Feld am See and neighbouring Afritz am See

Afritz am See

Afritz am See is a municipality in the district of Villach-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is located within the Gegend valley of the Nock Mountains range, near the small Afritzer See...

were united to a single municipality.

Population

The census in 2001 counted 1,188 inhabitants. 66.0% are Protestants (whole Carinthia: 10.3%), 27.5% are Roman Catholics, 0.8% are Muslims and 5.1% belong to other denominations.

Cultural Activities and Associations

Several associations exist in Feld am See.

• MGV Feld am See - a male choral society
• Gemischter Chor Feld am See - a choir
• Frauentrachtengruppe Feld am See - a women's association wearing traditional costumes
• Trachtenkapelle Feld am See - a traditional Austrian big band
• Mirnock-Oldies - an Oldtimer association
• and some more

Sightseeing

Some sights are:

• Protestant church of Feld am See (built in 1787)
• Catholic church of Feld am See (build in 1960)
• Wildpark Feld am See - a deer park
• Mirnockriese - a stone statue of a legendary giant

Places to visit:

• Brennsee - one of two lakes for bathing
• Afritzer See - the second lake for bathing
• Feldpannalm - a beautiful mountain pasture