Globasnitz
Municipality in Carinthia, Austria
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Globasnitz (Slovene: Globasnica) is a town in the district of Völkermarkt in the Austrian state of Carinthia.
Globasnitz
Globasnica | |
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Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Globasnitz Location within Austria  Globasnitz Globasnitz (Austria) | |
| Coordinates: 46°33′N 14°42′E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Carinthia |
| District | Völkermarkt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bernhard Sadovnik (EL) |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.39 km2 (14.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 541 m (1,775 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 1,620 |
| • Density | 42.2/km2 (109/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9142 |
| Area code | 04230 |
| Website | www.globasnitz.at |
Population
A considerable percentage (42.1%) of the population are Carinthian Slovenes, and Slovene is a second official language of the municipality.
History
In the Carinthian Plebiscite of 1920, Sankt Jakob was one of the 17 Carinthian municipalities, where the majority of the population (52%) voted for the annexation to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia).
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