Ferndorf

Ferndorf
Coat of arms of Ferndorf Coat of arms
Ferndorf Location within Austria
Coordinates:
Country	Austria
State	Carinthia
District	Villach-Land
Government
• Mayor	Andreas Staber (SPÖ)
Area
• Total	31.41 km2 (12.13 sq mi)
Elevation	560 m (1,840 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)
• Total	2,238
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	9702
Area code	04245
Website	www.ferndorf.at

Ferndorf (Slovene: Perja vas ) is a municipality in the district of Villach-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia.

Geography

The municipal area stretches from the Drava Valley up to a smaller range of the Nock Mountains and the southeastern shore of Millstätter See. It comprises the cadastral communities of Ferndorf and Gschriet, made up of several hamlets.

Neighbouring municipalities

Millstatt		Radenthein
Spittal an der Drau		Feld am See
Stockenboi	Paternion	Fresach

History

Vedendorf in the Duchy of Carinthia was first mentioned in a 1391 deed. From 1865 to 1906 it was part of the Paternion market town.Marco Olsacher lives there. Original an agraric area the population today largely depends on the magnesite works in nearby Radenthein.

Twin town

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Austria

Ferndorf is twinned with:

• Ferndorf, Kreuztal, Germany