Ferndorf is a municipality

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 in the district of Villach-Land

Villach-Land

Bezirk Villach-Land is a district of the state ofCarinthia in Austria.-Municipalities:Towns are indicated in boldface; market towns in italics; suburbs, hamlets and other subdivisions of a municipality are indicated in small characters.*Arnoldstein **Agoritschach, Arnoldstein, Erlendorf, Gailitz,...

 in the Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n state of Carinthia

Carinthia (state)

Carinthia is the southernmost Austrian state or Land. Situated within the Eastern Alps it is chiefly noted for its mountains and lakes.The main language is German. Its regional dialects belong to the Southern Austro-Bavarian group...

. It is situated on a small range of the Nock Mountains between the Drava

Drava

Drava or Drave is a river in southern Central Europe, a tributary of the Danube. It sources in Toblach/Dobbiaco, Italy, and flows east through East Tirol and Carinthia in Austria, into Slovenia , and then southeast, passing through Croatia and forming most of the border between Croatia and...

 Valley and the Millstätter See

Millstätter See

-General facts:Lake Millstatt is situated in the Central Eastern Alps, near the town of Spittal an der Drau. With a surface area of it is the second largest lake of Carinthia , though with by far the deepest and most voluminous. Its steep shore gives the lake a fjord-like character...

. The commune consists of the Katastralgemeinden Ferndorf and Gschriet and is made up of several hamlets.

Neighboring municipalities

Millstatt Millstatt Millstatt is a market town in Carinthia, Austria. Within the Central Eastern Alps it is situated on a peninsula on the northern shore of the Lake Millstatt, in the district of Spittal an der Drau....		Radenthein Radenthein Radenthein is a town in the district of Spittal an der Drau in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is situated in the Gegend valley of the Nock Mountains region of the Central Eastern Alps, north-east of Lake Millstatt. The municipality also includes the cadastral communes of Döbriach, Kaning,...
Spittal an der Drau Spittal an der Drau Spittal an der Drau is located in the western part of the Austrian federal state of Carinthia and the administrative centre of the federal state's second largest district, Spittal an der Drau. It lies between the Lurnfeld area and the Lower Drava Valley. The city consists of the seven...		Feld am See Feld am See Feld am See is a town in the district of Villach-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is located in the Gegendtal valley of the Nock Mountains range at the shore of the Brennsee , between the mountains Mirnock and Wöllaner Nock...
Stockenboi Stockenboi Stockenboi is a municipality in the district of Villach-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia, situated in a valley of the Gailtal Alps between the Drava river and the Weissensee. It consists of the Katastralgemeinden Stockenboi, Tragail, Wiederschwing and Ziebl....	Paternion Paternion Paternion is a market town in the district of Villach-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is located within the Drava valley about in the north-west of the city of Villach.-Geography:...	Fresach Fresach Fresach is a town in the district of Villach-Land in Carinthia in Austria....

Ferndorf was first mentioned as Vedendorf in a 1391 deed. From 1865 to 1906 it was part of the Paternion

Paternion

Paternion is a market town in the district of Villach-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is located within the Drava valley about in the north-west of the city of Villach.-Geography:...

 market town. Original an agraric area the population today largely depends on the magnesite

Magnesite

Magnesite is magnesium carbonate, MgCO3. Iron substitutes for magnesium with a complete solution series with siderite, FeCO3. Calcium, manganese, cobalt, and nickel may also occur in small amounts...

 works in nearby Radenthein

Radenthein

Radenthein is a town in the district of Spittal an der Drau in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is situated in the Gegend valley of the Nock Mountains region of the Central Eastern Alps, north-east of Lake Millstatt. The municipality also includes the cadastral communes of Döbriach, Kaning,...

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