Mölbling

Mölbling (Slovene: Molnek) is a municipality on the Gurk River in the district of Sankt Veit an der Glan in the Austrian state of Carinthia.

Mölbling
Municipality
Coat of arms
Mölbling Location within Austria
Coordinates: 46°52′N 14°27′E
Country	Austria
State	Carinthia
District	Sankt Veit an der Glan
Government
• Mayor	Franz Rainer (FPK)
Area [1]
• Total	48.95 km2 (18.90 sq mi)
Elevation	585 m (1,919 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	1,315
• Density	27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9330. 9312, 9300, 9341
Area code	04262
Website	www.moelbling.at

Geography

Mölbling lies about 27 km northeast of Klagenfurt. The Gurk runs through the eastern edge of the municipality.

The commune comprises the Katastralgemeinden of Dielach, Gunzenberg, Meiselding, Rabing, and Rastenfeld.

Politics

Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2009 elections:

• Alliance for the Future of Austria (FPK): 11
• Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ): 3
• Austrian People's Party (ÖVP): 1

Personalities

In 1893 the Austrian chemist Carl Auer von Welsbach acquired Rastenfeld Castle as his private residence, where he died in 1929.