Theme Week Carinthia – Villach
Thursday, 25 December 2014 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General
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View across the Drava river towards the cross church in Perau © Hrald/cc-by-sa-3.0
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Villach is the seventh-largest city in Austria and the second-largest in the federal state of Carinthia. It represents an important traffic junction for southern Austria and the whole
Alpe-Adria region .
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 .
View across the Drava river towards the cross church in Perau © Hrald/cc-by-sa-3.0
Villach, a
statutory city , is located on the
Drava (Drau) River near the confluence with the
Gail tributary. Situated at the western rim of the Klagenfurt basin, the municipal area stretches from the slopes of the
Gailtal Alps (Mt. Dobratsch) down to
Lake Ossiach in the northeast.
The city’s economy was decisively promoted by the
Südbahn railway, which finally reached Villach in 1864, providing growth and expansion. Today, Villach is a bustling city with commerce and recreation, yet it retains its historic background.
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