Gitschtal (Slovene: Višprijska dolina) is a town in the district of Hermagor in the Austrian state of Carinthia.
Geography The municipality lies next to Hermagor to the northwest. Its principal stream is the Gössering, which flows into the Gail south of Hermagor.
The floor of the valley is about a kilometer wide.
Politics The municipal council (Gemeinderat) consists of 15 members. Following the 2021 Carinthian local elections, the seat distribution is as follows:
Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ): 8 seats Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ): 4 seats Austrian People's Party (ÖVP): 3 seats
The mayor of Gitschtal, Christian Müller (FPÖ), was elected in 2021.
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