Maria Rain
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Maria Rain is a town in the district of Klagenfurt-Land
Klagenfurt-Land
Bezirk Klagenfurt-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.*Ebenthal **Aich an der Straße, Berg, Ebenthal,...

 in 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...

 in 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...

, known for its Baroque parish and pilgrimage church (rebuilt between 1700 and 1729).

According to the 2001 census 3.9% of the population are Carinthian Slovenes
Carinthian Slovenes
Carinthian Slovenes are the Slovene-speaking population group in the Austrian State of Carinthia. The Carinthian Slovenes send representatives to the National Ethnic Groups Advisory Council...

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Village Number of people 1991 Percent of Slovenes 1991 Percent of Slovenes 1951
Saberda/Zabrda 37 10.8% 4.2%
Obertöllern / Zgornje Dole 20 15.0% 42.4%
Stemeritsch/Smeriče 29 3.4% 0%
Oberguntschach / Zg. Humče 23 0% 14.3%
St. Ulrich / Šenturh 81 2.5% 8.0%
Toppelsdorf / Dolča vas 65 0% 23.3%
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