Paternion

Not to be confused withPartenia orParthenius (disambiguation).

Paternion (Slovene:Špatrjan) is amarket town in the district ofVillach-Land in theAustrian state ofCarinthia. It is located within theDrava valley about 18 kilometres (11 mi) in the north-west of the city ofVillach.

Paternion
Municipality
Saint Paternian's Church
Coat of arms
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Coordinates:46°43′N13°38′E / 46.717°N 13.633°E /46.717; 13.633
Country	Austria
State	Carinthia
District	Villach-Land
Government
• Mayor	Manuel Müller (SPÖ)
Area ^[1]
• Total	105.49 km² (40.73 sq mi)
Elevation	519 m (1,703 ft)
Population (2018-01-01)^[2]
• Total	5,819
• Density	55/km² (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9711
Area code	04245
Website	www.paternion.at

Geography

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Paternion is subdivided into sixKatastralgemeinden:Feistritz an der Drau,Kamering,Kreuzen,Nikelsdorf,Paternion andRubland.

History

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Settled since theHallstatt culture, the place was first mentioned asSt. Paternianus in a 1296 deed, named afterSaint Paternian, theBishop of Fano, as the area south of the Drava then belonged to thePatriarchate of Aquileia.^[3] In 1530 Paternion received market rights from ArchdukeFerdinand I of Austria. With a percentage of about 30%, the municipality is today one of the centres ofProtestantism in Carinthia.

Paternion Castle was part of the Lordship of Paternion(Herrschaft Paternion), together with the castles at Pöllan and Kreuzen and 8,800 hectares of forests. In the late 19th century they passed from the counts Widmann-Rezzonico to count PieroFoscari from Venice, and they are still today owned by the Foscari-Widmann-Rezzonico family.