Schiefling am See is a market town

Market town

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 in the district of Klagenfurt-Land

Klagenfurt-Land

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 in the Austria

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n state of Carinthia

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. It is situated along the low Sattnitz mountain range between the Wörthersee

Wörthersee

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 in the north and the Drava

Drava

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 Valley in the south. The municipality of Schiefling also includes the Katastralgemeinden St. Kathrein (Podjerberk) and Techelweg (Holbiče). According to a 2001 census, 5.8% of the population are Slovene

Carinthian Slovenes

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-speaking.

Schiefling was first mentioned as Schüfling in a 1256 deed by the Carinthian

Duchy of Carinthia

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 Duke Ulrich III of Spanheim

House of Sponheim

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. It is known for the Kathreinkogel mountain, a prehistoric settlement area since the Mesolithic

Mesolithic

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 and also the site of a Roman

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 fort. During the Decline of the Roman Empire

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 in the late 4th century the castle was turned into an Early Christian

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 church, named after Saint Catherine of Alexandria

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. Her attribute, the breaking wheel

Breaking wheel

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 is featured within Schiefling's coat of arms together with a crosier

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, as the Slovene name Škof means "bishop

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Within the village of Auen (Log) the area of Schiefling reaches out to the southern shore of the Wörthersee

Wörthersee

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. From 1932 on the composer Alban Berg

Alban Berg

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 had a residence here (the Waldhaus), where he worked on his opera Lulu

Lulu (opera)

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and his Violin Concerto

Violin Concerto (Berg)

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. The industrialist Friedrich Karl Flick

Friedrich Karl Flick

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spent the years after his retirement in Auen.

Village	Number of peoople 1991	Percent of Slovenes 1991	Percent of Slovenes 1951
Techelweg/Holbiče	97	37.%	51.8%
St.Kathrein/Podjerberk	95	16.8%	68.2%
Ottosch/Otož	18	33.3%	100%
Penken/Klopce	191	9.9%	81.8%
Farrendorf/Paprače	171	10.5%	55.1%
Goritschach/Goriče	67	1.5%	13.7%
Roda/Roda	46	2,2%	18.4%
Zauchen/Suha	101	1%	7.9%
Albersdorf/Pinja vas	139	2.9%	8.2%
Roach/Rove	150	7.3%	38.2%
Schiefling/Škofiče	590	6.8%	38%
Auen/Log	275	1.8%	57.1%