Rosegg

Rosegg (Slovene: Rožek) is a municipality in the district of Villach-Land in Carinthia in Austria.

Geography

Rosegg consists of three catastral municipalities (Katastralgemeinden) (Population as of 2025):^[1]

• Berg (490)
• Emmersdorf (562)
• Rosegg (858)

Rosegg can be further divided into 18 localities (Ortschaften) (Population as of 2025):^[1]

• Berg (66)
• Bergl (166)
• Buchheim (83)
• Dolintschach (34)
• Drau (92)
• Duel (81)
• Emmersdorf (120)
• Frög (130)
• Frojach (5)
• Kleinberg (45)
• Obergoritschach (50)
• Pirk (83)
• Raun (58)
• Rosegg (461)
• St. Johann (18)
• St. Lamprecht (184)
• St. Martin (136)
• Untergoritschach (98)

Neighboring municipalities

Personalities

It is the birthplace of the painter Peter Markovič, after whom the local Slovene cultural association is named. Liechtenstein's Former Ambassador to Germany, Prince Stefan of Liechtenstein, grew up in Rosegg.^[2]

Politics

The municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) consists of 15 members. Since the 2021 local elections, it is made up of the following parties:

• Independent Bürgergemeinschaft (BGM): 8 seats
• Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ): 5 seats
• Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ): 1 seat
• The Greens - The Green Alternative (GRÜNE): 1 seat

The mayor of the municipality, Franz Richau, was re-elected in 2021.^[3]

Twin towns

• Bohinj, Slovenia
• Lauco, Italy
• Osoppo, Italy

• Zuglio, Italy

Sources

1. ^ "Bevölkerung zu Jahres-/Quartalsanfang" (in de-AT). STATISTIK AUSTRIA. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
2. ^ "Curriculum Vitae". regierung.li. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
3. ^ "Ergebnisse und Visualisierungen zur Gemeinderatswahl in Kärnten 2021." (in German). orf.at. Retrieved 2025-07-24.