title: Maria Rain
text: # Maria Rain
  
  Maria Rain (Slovene: Žihpolje) is a town in the district of Klagenfurt-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia, known for its Baroque parish and pilgrimage church (rebuilt between 1700 and 1729).
  
  ## Geography
  
  Maria Rain lies in the Rosental, 8 km south of Klagenfurt between the Sattnitz massif and the Drau, which is dammed here to form the Ferlach Reservoir.
  
  ## Population
  
  According to the 2001 census 3.9% of the population are Carinthian Slovenes.
  
  | 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% |
  