Dieschitz (Slovene ''Deščice'' ) is an
Austrian village in the municipality of
Velden am Wörthersee,
Villach,
Geography
Dieschitz is located approximately south of Velden in the eastern part of the meander of
Rosegg of the
River. Dieschitz has two parts: Unterdieschitz = Dieschitz in the strict sense and Oberdieschitz ( sl, Močile).
Population
According to the 2001 census, Dieschitz has a population of 122 inhabitants. Some of the inhabitants are (still)
bilingual
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. Censuses of the spoken language gave the following numbers of Slovenian speakers (percentages fluctuate although there has been no notable migration):
:1951: 79.0%
:1961: 53.1%
:1971: 39.3%
:1981: 16.8%
:1991: 26.2%
:2001: 15.4%
Economy
The village bar and the brick factory closed in the 1950s, the store in 1970, and the carpentry workshop in 1996. The inhabitants, in the past mostly farmers, have to travel for work to
Villach or
Klagenfurt, and a few have found work nearby in
St. Egyden,
Schiefling am See or Velden.
Notable residents
* Anton Wornig, composer
* Stanko Finžgar, member of the
International Brigades
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* Ernest Gröblacher, director of the Chamber of Agriculture of
Carinthia
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* Franz Richau, member of the
Federal Council of Austria
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Villages in Carinthia (state)