Carinthia

This article is about the present-day Austrian state. For the historical state, see Duchy of Carinthia. For the Slovene region, see Carinthia (Slovenia). For other uses, see Carinthia (disambiguation).

Carinthia (German: Kärnten [ˈkɛʁntn̩] (listen); Slovene: Koroška [kɔˈɾóːʃka] (listen); Italian: Carinzia [karintsja]; Southern Austro-Bavarian: Keantn) is the southernmost state of Austria. It is in the Eastern Alps. The main language is German. Carinthia's main industries are tourism, electronics, engineering, forestry and agriculture. The companies Philips and Siemens have large operations there.

Carinthia Kärnten
State of Austria
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 46.761°N 13.819°E / 46.761; 13.819
Country	Austria
Capital	Klagenfurt
Government
• Governor	Peter Kaiser (SPÖ)
Area
• Total	9,538.01 km2 (3,682.65 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2016)
• Total	560,300
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	AT-2
NUTS Region	AT2
Votes in Bundesrat	4 (of 62)
Website	www.ktn.gv.at

Districts

The state is divided into eight rural and two urban districts. There are 132 towns.

The districts of Carinthia

Statutory cities

• Klagenfurt
• Villach

Rural districts

• Spittal an der Drau
• Hermagor
• Villach-Land
• Feldkirchen
• St. Veit an der Glan
• Klagenfurt-Land
• Völkermarkt
• Wolfsberg