Villach

Villach (; ; ; ) is the seventh-largest city in Austria and the second-largest in the state of Carinthia. It is an important traffic junction for southern Austria and the whole Alpe-Adria region. As of 2025, Villach had a population of 65,749.

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Villach is the second-largest city in Austria's state of Carinthia and serves as a major transportation hub connecting southern Austria and the broader Alpe-Adria region. With a population of approximately 65,749 as of 2025, it ranks as Austria's seventh-largest city overall.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Villach
Settlement.settlement_type: Statutory city
Settlement.image_skyline: Villach panorama.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_caption: Drava riverside
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Villach.gif
Settlement.image_shield: Villach CoA.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 80x110px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Austria Carinthia#Austria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 270
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Austria
Settlement.image_map: Oesterreich kaernten-VI.png
Settlement.mapsize: 260x260px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Villach within Carinthia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Statutory city

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Official website

Startseite - Website der Stadt Villach | Stadt Villach

Offizielle Website der Stadt Villach. Hier finden Sie Newsmeldungen, Veranstaltungen und die wichtigsten Dienstleistungen des Magistrates der Stadt Villach.

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Villach
Population: 65127
Area: 134.98
Elevation: 501
Official website: villach.at
Image: Villach - Draubrücke mit Blick zur Altstadt- 2005.jpg
Dialing code: 04242
Licence plate code: VI

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P8168: Trygve Reenskaug
Commons gallery: Villach
Commons category: Villach
email address: mailto:[email protected]
street address: Rathausplatz 1 A-9500 Villach
postal code: 9500
native label: Villach
P12749: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
number of viewers/listeners: 336439

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Article

19 sections

Contents

Geography
Climate
History
Demographics
Politics
Municipal council
City government
Carinthian state election
Austrian legislative election
European parliament election
Twin towns—sister cities
Transport
Festivals
K3 Film Festival
Other festivals
Notable citizens
Sport
References
External links

Together with other Alpine towns Villach engages in the Alpine Town of the Year Association for the implementation of the Alpine Convention to achieve sustainable development in the Alpine Arc. In 1997, Villach was the first town to be awarded Alpine Town of the Year.