Radenthein

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Radenthein
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Austria
State	Carinthia
District	Spittal an der Drau
Mayor	Franz Buchacher (SPÖ)
Basic statistics
Area	89.3 km² (34.5 sq mi)
Elevation	746 m (2448 ft)
Population	6,620 (11/06/2008)
- Density	74 /km² (192 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	SP
Postal code	9545
Area code	04246
Website	www.radenthein.gv.at Coordinates: 46°48′0″N 13°42′0″E / 46.8, 13.7

Radenthein is a town in the district of Spittal an der Drau in Carinthia in Austria. It is situated in the Nock Mountains region of the Central Eastern Alps, north-east of the Millstätter See. The municipality also includes the cadastral communes of Döbriach, Kaning, Laufenberg, St. Peter and Tweng.

Radenthein

The village of Radenthein was first mentioned in 1177 as a part of the estates of the Millstatt Benedictine abbey. Since the Middle Ages it had been an iron ore mining area, when about 1908 an extensive occurrence of magnesite was discovered and the foundation of the "Austro-American Magnesite" mining company led to a large increase in population. The municipality obtained the status of a town in 1995.

The mining company (now RHI AG) is still the main employer. Besides which, there is some hotel and tourist trade in Döbriach on the lakeside of the Millstätter See.