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Zell, Carinthia

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Country
  
Austria

District
  
Klagenfurt-Land

Area code
  
04227

Elevation
  
948 m

Local time
  
Sunday 12:55 PM

State
  
Carinthia

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Website
  
www.zell-sele.at

Population
  
646 (1 Apr 2009)

Postal code
  
9170

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Weather
  
14°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 39% Humidity

Zell (Slovene: Sele) is a municipality in the district of Klagenfurt-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia.

Contents

Map of Gemeinde Zell, Austria

Geography

Zell lies in a side valley on the north of the Karawank on the Slovenian border about 20 km south of Klagenfurt and 6 km south of Ferlach.

Population

According to the 2001 census, 89.1% of the inhabitants are of Carinthian Slovenian descent, which is the highest percentage of all municipalities in the state of Carinthia.

The commune is situated southwest of the town of Ferlach, on the northern slope of the Koschuta Massif within the Karawanks mountain range. The place was first mentioned as Cel in a 1280 deed. It consists of six villages:

Politics

Seats in the municipal council (2003 elections):

  • SPÖ: 6
  • Enotna lista: 4
  • ÖVP: 1
  • References

    Zell, Carinthia Wikipedia