Zell, Carinthia

Zell Sele
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Zell Location within Austria Zell Zell (Austria)
Coordinates: 46°28′N 14°23′E
Country	Austria
State	Carinthia
District	Klagenfurt-Land
Government
• Mayor	Engelbert Wassner (SPÖ)
Area
• Total	75.3 km2 (29.1 sq mi)
Elevation	948 m (3,110 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	609
• Density	8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9170
Area code	04227
Website	www.zell-sele.at

Zell (Slovene: Sele) is a municipality in the district of Klagenfurt-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia.

Geography

Zell lies in a side valley on the north of the Karawank on the Slovenian border about 20 km south of Klagenfurt and 6 km south of Ferlach.

Population

According to the 2001 census, 89.1% of the inhabitants are of Carinthian Slovenian descent, which is the highest percentage of all municipalities in the state of Carinthia.

The commune is situated southwest of the town of Ferlach, on the northern slope of the Koschuta Massif within the Karawanks mountain range. The place was first mentioned as Cel in a 1280 deed. It consists of six villages:

Village (German)	Village (Slovenian)	Number of people 1991	Percent of Slovenes 1991	Percent of Slovenes 1951
Zell Freibach	Sele Borovnica	187	92.5%	96.9%
Zell Homölisch	Sele Hmelše	23	47.8%	76.3%
Zell Mitterwinkel	Sele Srednji Kot	98	98%	95.7%
Zell Oberwinkel	Sele Zvrhnji Kot	91	96.7%	97.1%
Zell Pfarre	Sele Fara	235	93.2%	92.1%
Zell Schaida	Sele Šajda	100	99%	91.7%

Politics

Seats in the municipal council (2003 elections):

• SPÖ: 6
• Enotna lista: 4
• ÖVP: 1