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'''Villach''' ({{IPA|de|ˈfɪlax|-|De-Villach.ogg}}; {{langx|sl|Beljak}}; {{langx|it|Villaco}}; {{langx|fur|Vilac}}) is the seventh-largest city in [[Austria]] and the second-largest in the federal state of [[Carinthia (state)|Carinthia]]. It is an important [[Junction (traffic)|traffic junction]] for southern Austria and the whole [[Alpe-Adria]] region. {{As of|2018|01}}, the population is 61,887.<ref name = "stat">{{cite web
| url = http://www.statistik.at/blickgem/pr1/g20201.pdf
| title = Einwohnerzahl und Komponenten der Bevölkerungsentwicklung (''Population and Components of Population Growth'')
| publisher = Statistik Österreich (English Version)
| date = 2007-11-29
| access-date = 2007-12-27
| language = de
}}</ref>
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.
==Geography==
[[File:Villach Innenstadt Hauptplatz mit Pranger NO-Ansicht 30012011 666.jpg|thumb|Main square]]
Villach is a [[statutory city (Austria)|statutory city]], on the [[Drau]] River near its confluence with the [[Gail (river)|Gail]] tributary, 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 Villach city limits comprise the following districts and villages:
{|
|-
| valign="top" |
* Bogenfeld ({{langx|sl|Vognje Polje}})
* Dobrova  (''Dobrova'')
* Drautschen  (''Dravče'')
* Drobollach am Faaker See  (''Drobolje ob Baškem jezeru'')
* Duel  (''Dole'')
* Egg am Faaker See  (''Brdo ob Baškem jezeru'')
* Goritschach  (''Goriče'')
* Graschitz  (''Krošče'')
* Gratschach  (''Grače pri Šentrupertu'')
* Greuth  (''Rute pri Beljaku'')
* Gritschach  (''Griče'')
* Großsattel  (''Sedlo'')
* Großvassach  (''Velike Laze pri Beljaku'')
* Heiligen Gestade
* Heiligengeist  (''Sveti Duh'')
* Kleinsattel  (''Malo Sedlo'')
* Kleinvassach  (''Male Laze pri Beljaku'')
* Kratschach  (''Hrašče pri Mariji na Zilji'')
* Kumitz
* Landskron  (''Vajškra'')
* Maria Gail  (''Marija na Zilji'')
* Mittewald ober dem Faaker See  (''Na Dobrovi'')
* Mittewald ob Villach
* Neufellach  (''Nova Bela'')
* Neulandskron  (''Nova Vajškra'')
* Obere Fellach  (''Gornja Bela'')
* Oberfederaun  (''Gornji Vetrov'')
* Oberschütt  (''Rogaje pod Dobračem'')
* Oberwollanig
| valign="top" |
* Pogöriach  (''Pogorje'')
* Prossowitsch  (''Prosoviče'')
* Rennstein
* Serai  (''Seraje'')
* St. Andrä
* St. Georgen
* St. Leonhard
* St. Magdalen
* St. Michael
* St. Niklas an der Drau  (''Miklavž na Dravi'')
* St. Ruprecht
* St. Ulrich
* Tschinowitsch  (''Činoviče'')
* Turdanitsch  (''Trdaniče pri Mariji na Zilji'')
* Untere Fellach  (''Spodnja Bela'')
* Unterfederaun  (''Pod Vetrovom'')
* Unterschütt  (''Zabuče pri Brnci'')
* Unterwollanig
* Urlaken
* Villach-Auen  (''Log pri Beljaku'')
* Villach-Innere Stadt  (''Beljak - Mesto'')
* Villach-Lind  (''Beljak - Lipa'')
* Villach-Seebach-Wasenboden
* Villach-St. Agathen und Perau
* Villach-St. Martin
* Villach-Völkendorf
* Villach-Warmbad-Judendorf  (''Beljaške Toplice'')
* Weißenbach
* Zauchen  (''Suha pri Vernberku'')
|}
In 1905 a part of the municipal area St. Martin was incorporated. In 1973 the city area was further enlarged through the incorporation of Landskron, Maria Gail and Fellach.
=== Climate ===
Villach has a cool summer [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfb'').
{{Weather box
|location = Villach 1971-2000
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan high C = 1.4
|Feb high C = 5.2
|Mar high C = 10.6
|Apr high C = 14.9
|May high C = 20.2
|Jun high C = 23.4
|Jul high C = 25.6
|Aug high C = 25.2
|Sep high C = 20.8
|Oct high C = 14.5
|Nov high C = 6.6
|Dec high C = 1.8
|year high C = 14.2
|Jan mean C = -3.2
|Feb mean C = -0.6
|Mar mean C = 4.0
|Apr mean C = 8.3
|May mean C = 13.5
|Jun mean C = 16.7
|Jul mean C = 18.7
|Aug mean C = 18.3
|Sep mean C = 14.1
|Oct mean C = 8.5
|Nov mean C = 2.2
|Dec mean C = -2.1
|year mean C = 8.2
|Jan low C = -6.4
|Feb low C = -4.6
|Mar low C = -0.8
|Apr low C = 3.1
|May low C = 7.9
|Jun low C = 11.1
|Jul low C = 12.9
|Aug low C = 12.8
|Sep low C = 9.2
|Oct low C = 4.6
|Nov low C = -0.7
|Dec low C = -4.8
|year low C = 3.7
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 46.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 47.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 65.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 83.2
|May precipitation mm = 96.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 120.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 133.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 111.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 102.3
|Oct precipitation mm = 105.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 102.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 61.2
|year precipitation mm = 1075.4
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days= 5.9
|Feb precipitation days= 5.3
|Mar precipitation days= 7.1
|Apr precipitation days= 9.0
|May precipitation days= 10.4
|Jun precipitation days= 12.0
|Jul precipitation days= 11.9
|Aug precipitation days= 10.1
|Sep precipitation days= 8.2
|Oct precipitation days= 8.3
|Nov precipitation days= 7.7
|Dec precipitation days= 6.3
|Jan sun=84.4
|Feb sun=120.3
|Mar sun=160.6
|Apr sun=167.7
|May sun=208.4
|Jun sun=214.3
|Jul sun=245.2
|Aug sun=227.2
|Sep sun=190.3
|Oct sun=142.0
|Nov sun=85.9
|Dec sun=73.2
|source = ''Zamg.ac.at''<ref name="Zamg.ac.at">{{cite web
|url=http://www.zamg.ac.at/fix/klima/oe71-00/klima2000/klimadaten_oesterreich_1971_frame1.htm|title=Klimadaten von Österreich 1971 - 2000}}</ref>
}}
==History==
[[File:Warmbad Villach - Roemerstrasse.JPG|thumb|Roman road in Warmbad]]
The oldest human traces found in Villach date back to the late [[Neolithic]]. Many [[Roman Empire|Roman]] artifacts have been discovered in the city and its vicinity, as it was near an important [[Roman road]] (today called ''Römerweg'') leading from [[Roman Italy|Italy]] into the [[Noricum]] province established in 15 BC. At the time, a [[mansio]] named ''Sanctium'' was probably located at the [[hot spring]] in the present-day Warmbad quarter south of the city centre. After the [[Migration Period]] and the [[Slavic settlement of the Eastern Alps]] about 600 AD, the area became part of the [[Carantania]] principality.
When about 740 Prince [[Boruth]] enlisted the aid of Duke [[Odilo, Duke of Bavaria|Odilo of Bavaria]] against the invading [[Pannonian Avars|Avars]], he had to accept [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavarian]] overlordship. An 878 deed of donation, issued by the [[Carolingian Empire|Carolingian]] ruler [[Carloman of Bavaria]], mentioned a bridge (''ad pontem Uillach'') near the royal court of [[Treffen]], in what is today Villach.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} In 979 Emperor [[Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto II]] enfeoffed Bishop Albuin of [[Bishopric of Brixen|Brixen]] with the Villach manor. After his death, King [[Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry II]] in 1007 ceded the settlement to the newly established [[Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg|Bishopric of Bamberg]]. The bishops also held the adjacent estates along the strategically important route to Italy up to [[Pontebba|Pontafel]], which they retained until 1759 while the surrounding [[Duchy of Carinthia|Carinthian]] ducal lands passed to the Austrian [[House of Habsburg]] in 1335.
[[File:Villach altstadt.jpg|thumb|Drava bridge near the city centre]]
Villach received [[market town|market rights]] in 1060, though it was not mentioned as a [[German town law|town]] in records until about 1240. The parish church dedicated to [[James, son of Zebedee|St. James]] was first documented in 1136. Emperor [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick II]] conferred the citizens the right to hold an annual fair on the feast of 25 July (''Jakobitag'') in 1222. The [[1348 Friuli earthquake]] devastated large parts of the town; another devastating earthquake occurred in 1690. There were also several fires in Villach, which destroyed many buildings. The first documented mayor took office in the 16th century.
From 1526 onwards, many citizens turned [[Protestant Reformation|Protestant]] and the Villach parish became a centre of the new faith within the Carinthian estates, which entailed harsh [[Counter-Reformation]] measures by the ecclesiastical rulers. From about 1600, numerous residents were forced to leave the town, precipitating an economic decline. In 1759 the [[House of Habsburg|Habsburg]] empress [[Maria Theresa]] formally purchased the Bamberg territories in Carinthia for a price of one million [[Austro-Hungarian florin|florin]]s. Villach was incorporated into the "hereditary lands" of the [[Habsburg monarchy]] and became the administrative seat of a Carinthian district.
During the [[Napoleonic Wars]], the city was occupied by [[First French Empire|French]] troops and became part of the short-lived [[Illyrian Provinces]] from 1809, until it was re-conquered by the forces of the [[Austrian Empire]] in 1813 and incorporated into the Austrian [[Kingdom of Illyria (1816–1849)|Kingdom of Illyria]] by 1816. The city's economy was decisively promoted by a western branch of the [[Southern Railway (Austria)|Southern Railway]] line, which finally reached Villach in 1864, providing growth and expansion. By 1880, the town had a population of 6,104. In [[World War I]], Villach near the [[Italian Front (World War I)|Italian front]] was the seat of the 10th Army command of the [[Austro-Hungarian Army]].
The town obtained [[Statutory city (Austria)|statutory city]] status during the [[interwar period]] on 1 January 1932. After the Austrian ''[[Anschluss]]'' to [[Nazi Germany]] in 1938, the mayor of Villach was Oskar Kraus, an enthusiastic [[Nazi Party|Nazi]].<ref>Lisa Rettl, Werner Koroschitz, "Ein korrekter Nazi: Oskar Kraus, ns-oberbürgermeister von Villach", Drava (2006), {{ISBN|3-85435-501-7}}</ref> On 9 November 1938 Villach was a site of the nationwide ''[[Kristallnacht]]'' pogroms with violent attacks on the [[History of the Jews in Austria|Jewish]] population. A memorial for the 1919 border conflict that led to the [[Carinthian Plebiscite]] caused controversy when it was inaugurated in 2002, as Kraus, who had not been especially prominent in the conflict, was the only person named.<ref>[[ORF (broadcaster)|ORF]] Kärnten, [http://kaernten.orf.at/magazin/panorama/musik/stories/147074/ "Oskar Kraus - ein korrekter Nazi"]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|de}}</ref>
During [[World War II]], allied forces [[Strategic bombing in World War II|bombed]] Villach 37 times. About 42,500 bombs killed 300 people and damaged 85% of the buildings. Nevertheless, the city quickly recovered.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.airpower.at/news03/0813_luftkrieg_ostmark/statistik.htm
| title = Luftkrieg (''aerial warfare'') "Ostmark"
| work = airpower.at
| publisher = Martin Rosenkranz
| date = 2003-08-13
| access-date = 2007-12-18
| language = de
}}</ref> Today, Villach is a bustling city with commerce and recreation, yet it retains its historic background.
==Population==
{{Historical populations
|align=right
|1910|27451
|1923|30883
|1934|34085
|1939|36012
|1951|43358
|1961|47170
|1971|51112
|1981|52692
|1991|54640
|2001|57497
|2011|59285
|2016|61221
}}
==Politics==
[[File:Villach - Blick von der Stadtparrkirche auf den Rathausplatz.JPG|thumb|Town hall]]
===Municipal council===
The municipal council (''Gemeinderat'') consists of 45 members, with the mayor as president, and following the 2015 elections:<ref>[http://www.villach.at/stadt-regierung/wahl-service/wahlstatistiken Wahlstatistiken – Stadt Villach]</ref>
* [[Social Democratic Party of Austria]] (SPÖ): 23 seats
* [[Austrian People's Party]] (ÖVP): 10 seats
* [[Freedom Party of Austria]] (FPÖ): 7 seats
* [[Austrian Green Party]]: 3 seats
* Verantwortung Erde: 1 seat
* NEOS: 1 seat
===City government===
The city government of Villach (Stadtsenat) consists of seven members. It is chaired by the mayor, who is directly elected by the people. The other members—two vice-mayors and four town councillors—are appointed by the municipal council, with party affiliations according to the election results.
*Mayor Günther Albel, SPÖ
*First Deputy Mayor Petra Oberrauner, SPÖ
*Second Deputy Mayor Gerda Sandriesser, SPÖ
*Councillor Peter F. Weidinger, ÖVP
*Councillor Erwin Baumann, FPÖ
*Councillor Harald Sobe, SPÖ
*Councillor Katharina Spanring, ÖVP
In the March 2015 elections, Günther Albel was elected with 55.46 per cent of the votes cast.<ref name="Wahlergebnisse 2009">[http://www.villach.at/stadt-regierung/wahl-service/wahlstatistiken Wahlergebnisse 2015]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202234022/http://www.villach.at/stadt-regierung/wahl-service/wahlstatistiken |date=2017-02-02 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable floatright"
|+ Largest groups of foreign residents<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistisches Jahrbuch 2014|url=http://www.villach.at/stadt-erleben/ueber-villach/statistisches-jahrbuch|website=www.villach.at|publisher=Stadt Villach - Melde- und Standesamt, Statistik|access-date=2015-09-03}}</ref>
|-\
!Nationality || Population (2013)
|-
|{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} || 1,549
|-
|{{flag|Germany}} || 1,421
|-
|{{flag|Croatia}} || 1,238
|-
|{{flag|Italy}} || 482
|-
|{{flag|Slovenia}} || 459
|-
|{{flag|Russia}} || 364
|}
==Twin towns—sister cities==
Villach is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:
* {{flagicon|GER}} [[Bamberg]], Germany
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Udine]], Italy
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Suresnes]], France
* {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Tolmin]], Slovenia since 2014
==Festivals==
There are several [[festival]]s throughout the year:
*The carnival in Villach (which starts on November 11 and ends on March 4)
*The arts and crafts festival (with self made goods)
*''Villacher Fasching'' or ''[[Mardi Gras]]''
*The streets-art festival (displays performances of artists and singers)
*The ''Villacher Kirchtag'' (a festival spanning a whole week in summer and ends on August's first Saturday.)
*Performances on a floating stage on the Drau River <!-- please provide further details, if you can - thank you. -->
==Notable citizens==
[[File:Potiorek oskar fzm 1853 1933 photo2.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Oskar Potiorek]], 1908]]
[[File:Eva Glawischnig.jpeg|thumb|150px|[[Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek|Eva Glawischnig]], 2006]]
[[File:Marc Sand - Österreich U-21 (1).jpg|thumb|150px|[[Marc Sand]], 2009]]
[[File:Guido Burgstaller - AUT-ROM-freundschaftsspiel - 2012-06-05.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Guido Burgstaller]], 2012]]
* [[Ludwig Willroider]] (1845–1910), an Austrian landscape painter and etcher.
* [[Oskar Potiorek]] (1853 in [[Bad Bleiberg]] – 1933), [[Austro-Hungarian Army]] officer, [[Governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] in Sarajevo from 1911 to 1914, when [[Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria]] was assassinated there
* [[Anton Ghon]] (1866 in Villach – 1936), Austrian [[pathologist]] viz [[Ghon focus]] and [[Ghon's complex]]
* [[:de:Oskar Kraus (Politiker, 1887)|Oskar Kraus, (DE Wiki)]] (1887–1973 in Villach), mayor of Villach 1938–1945
* [[Hans Kurath]] (1891 in Villach – 1992), American linguist, emigrated to the US in 1907
* [[Carl-Heinz Birnbacher]] (1910 in Villach – 1991), German naval officer, [[Vice admiral]] of the German Navy
* [[Albert Bach]] (1910 in [[Treffen]] – 2003), soldier, [[Generalmajor]], and skier, competed at the [[1936 Winter Olympics]].
* [[Heidemarie Hatheyer]] (1918 in Villach – 1990), film actress, appearing in 43 films between 1938 and 1988
* [[Paul Watzlawick]] (1921 in Villach – 2007), Austrian-American therapist, psychologist and communications theorist.
* [[Kurt Diemberger]] (born 1932), author and mountaineer
* [[Bruno Gironcoli]] (1936 in Villach – 2010), Austrian modern artist
* [[Heidelinde Weis]] (1940–2023), Austrian actress
* [[Peter Brabeck-Letmathe]] (born 1944 in Villach), former [[CEO]] of the [[Nestlé]] Group and of [[Formula One Group]]
* [[George Zebrowski]] (born 1945 in Villach), American science fiction author and editor
* [[Zoltan Acs|Zoltan J. Acs]] (born 1947 in Villach), American economist and Professor of Management at The [[London School of Economics|LSE]]
* [[Felix Tretter]] (born 1949 in Villach), Austrian psychologist, psychiatrist and cybernetician
* [[Werner Kofler]] (1947 in Villach – 2011), Austrian [[postmodernism]] novelist
* [[Konrad Paul Liessmann]] (born 1953), philosopher, essayist and cultural publicist.
* [[Gerald Kargl]] (born 1953 in Villach), Austrian film director, directed the 1983 film [[Angst (1983 film)|Angst]]
* [[Wolfgang Ilgenfritz]] (1957 in Villach – 2013), Austrian politician and notably a [[non-attached]] [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]]
* [[Gernot Rumpold]] (born 1957 in Villach), Austrian politician, associate of [[Jörg Haider]]
* [[Peter Löscher]] (born 1957 in Villach), Austrian businessman with [[Merck & Co]] and former CEO of [[Siemens]]
* [[Michael Martin Kofler]] (born 1966), classical flautist with the [[Munich Philharmonic]]
* [[Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek]] (born 1969 in Villach), Austrian politician of the [[Austrian Green Party]]
* [[Alexander Kaimbacher]] (born 1969), Austrian operatic tenor
* [[Thomas Smolej]] (1982 in Villach), Austrian actor and director
* [[Florian Hufsky]] (1986 in Villach – 2009), Austrian new media artist, board member of the [[Pirate Party of Austria]]
===Sport ===
* [[Ernst Melchior]] (1920 in Villach – 1978), Austrian football player for [[Austria Wien]], [[FC Rouen]] and [[FC Nantes]], he played almost 400 games and 36 games for [[Austria national football team|Austria]]
* [[Hanns Brandstätter]] (born 1949 in Villach), fencer; competed in at the [[1972 Summer Olympics|72]], [[1976 Summer Olympics|76]], and [[1984 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Alex Antonitsch]] (born 1966 in Villach), former tennis player from Austria, turned professional in 1988
* [[Christian Mayer (skier)|Christian Mayer]] (born 1972), former alpine skier, twice bronze medallist in the [[1994 Winter Olympics|1994]] & [[1998 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Bärbel Jungmeier]] (born 1975 in Villach), road cyclist and mountain bike rider, rode at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Gerhard Unterluggauer]] (born 1976 in Villach), Austrian former professional ice hockey defenceman
* [[Roland Kollmann]] (born 1976 in Villach), retired footballer for [[Grazer AK]], played 343 games and 11 for [[Austria national football team|Austria]]
* [[Daniel Mesotitsch]] (born 1976 in Villach), Austrian [[biathlete]] twice Olympic team medallist
* [[Jürgen Pichorner]] (born 1977), an Austrian football midfielder who has played over 330 games
* [[Friedrich Pinter]] (born 1978 in Villach), Austrian former [[biathlete]]
* [[Martin Koch (ski jumper)|Martin Koch]] (born 1982 in Villach), former ski jumper, team gold medallist at the [[2006 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Michael Grabner]], (born 1987 in Villach), Austrian professional ice hockey player for [[New York Rangers]] of the [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
* [[Marc Sand]] (born 1988 in [[Rosegg]]), Austrian footballer, who plays for [[SK Austria Klagenfurt (2007)|SK Austria Klagenfurt]]
* [[Michael Raffl]] (born 1988 in Villach), professional ice hockey left winger for [[Dallas Stars]] of the [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
* [[Guido Burgstaller]] (born 1989 in Villach), footballer who plays for [[Rapid Wien]], has played 26 games for [[Austria national football team|Austria]]
* [[Christopher Wernitznig]] (born 1990), an Austrian footballer who has played over 470 games
* [[Anna Gasser]] (born 1991 in Villach), [[Snowboarding|snowboarder]], two-time Olympic gold medalist in Big Air ([[Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's big air|2018]] and [[Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's big air|2022]])
* [[Marco Schwarz]] (born 1995 in Villach), Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer
* [[Christopher Höher]] (born 1997 in Villach), Austrian racing driver
* [[Daniela Ulbing]] (born 1998), an Austrian snowboarder, silver medallist at the [[2022 Winter Olympics]]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
{{commons|Villach}}
{{wikivoyage|Villach}}
*{{StatistikAustria|20201}}
*[http://www.villach.at/?lang=en-us  Villach - Official website] (English version)
*[http://www.kowatsch.at/ Kowatsch] - Villach Bus System official site
*[http://www.fh-kaernten.at/ Official website of the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences - FH Kärnten]
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