Rottenmann
| Rottenmann | |
|---|---|
  Rottenmann Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°31′36″N 14°21′21″E / 47.52667°N 14.35583°ECoordinates: 47°31′36″N 14°21′21″E / 47.52667°N 14.35583°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Styria |
| District | Liezen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Klaus Baumschlager (SPÖ) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 112.59 km2 (43.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 674 m (2,211 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,041 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 8786 |
| Area code | 03614 |
| Vehicle registration | LI |
| Website | www.rottenmann.at |
Rottenmann is a town in Styria in Austria, near the Rottenmanner Tauern. Rottenmann was first referred to in an document in 927. It received its town charter in 1279 from King Rudolf von Habsburg.
Name
The name Rottenmann is a semi-translation of old Slavic *čьrmьn′ane, ultimately derived from the adjective *čьrmьnъ 'red' (cf. German rot 'red'). The place name was recorded in 1048 as Cirminah, derived from the hydronym *Čьrmьna 'red (river)'.[2][3][4]
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1869 | 3,080 | — |
| 1880 | 3,114 | +1.1% |
| 1890 | 3,069 | −1.4% |
| 1900 | 3,790 | +23.5% |
| 1910 | 4,630 | +22.2% |
| 1923 | 4,749 | +2.6% |
| 1934 | 4,971 | +4.7% |
| 1939 | 4,678 | −5.9% |
| 1951 | 4,858 | +3.8% |
| 1961 | 4,896 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 5,588 | +14.1% |
| 1981 | 5,420 | −3.0% |
| 1991 | 5,431 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 5,489 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 5,154 | −6.1% |
References
- ↑ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 1.1.2016) for Rottenmann.
- ↑ Lapajne, Iva. 1884. Politična in kulturna zgodovina štajerskih Slovencev. Ljubljana: J. Rudolf Milic, p. 25.
- ↑ Altdeutsches Namenbuch: die Überlieferung der Ortsnamen in Österreich und Südtirol von den Anfängen bis 1200. 1989. Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.
- ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 101.
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