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Country
  
Austria

District
  
Villach-Land

Area code
  
04247

Elevation
  
876 m

Local time
  
Thursday 12:32 AM

State
  
Carinthia

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Website
  
www.arriach.at

Population
  
1,497 (1 Apr 2009)

Postal code
  
9543

Arriach

Weather
  
-2°C, Wind W at 10 km/h, 99% Humidity

Arriach (Slovene: Arjoh) is a municipality in the district of Villach-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia.

Contents

Map of 9543 Arriach, Austria

Geography

It consists of the four Katastralgemeinden: Arriach, Innerteuchen, Laastadt, and Sauerwald.

Situated within the Nock Mountains range of the Central Eastern Alps, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) in the north of the city of Villach, Arriach houses the geographical centre of the state of Carinthia. The economy of the commune mainly depends on tourism.

History

Arriach was first mentioned in a 1207 deed as Ovriach.

Religion

According to a 2001 census 68.8% of the population were Protestants, which is the highest percentage of all Carinthian municipalities. Therefore, the Four Evangelists parish church, erected in 1903, is the largest Protestant church building in mainly Catholic Carinthia. Furthermore, Arriach's coat of arms depicts an Eucharist chalice and a Luther rose.

A smaller Catholic church dedicated to Sts. Philipp and Jakob from about 1200 stands nearby. Arriach also features several historic rustic log homes preserved in quite good condition.

Twin town

  • Wain, Germany, since 1972
  • References

    Arriach Wikipedia