Villach

Villach
Drava riverside
Drava riverside
Flag of Villach
Coat of arms of Villach
Location of Villach within Carinthia
Location of Villach within Carinthia
Villach is located in Kärnten
Villach
Villach
Location within Austria
Villach is located in Austria
Villach
Villach
Villach (Austria)
Coordinates: 46°37′N 13°51′E / 46.617°N 13.850°E / 46.617; 13.850
Country Austria
State Carinthia
DistrictStatutory city
Government
 • MayorGünther Albel (SPÖ)
Area
 • Total
134.98 km2 (52.12 sq mi)
Elevation
501 m (1,644 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total
61,879
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9500
Area code04242
Vehicle registrationVI
Websitevillach.at

Villach (German pronunciation: [ˈfɪlax] ; Slovene: Beljak; Italian: Villaco; Friulian: Vilac) is the seventh-largest city in Austria and the second-largest in the federal state of Carinthia. It is an important traffic junction for southern Austria and the whole Alpe-Adria region. As of January 2018, the population is 61,887.[3]

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.

  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Einwohnerzahl und Komponenten der Bevölkerungsentwicklung (Population and Components of Population Growth)" (PDF) (in German). Statistik Österreich (English Version). 2007-11-29. Retrieved 2007-12-27.