Coat of Arms	Map
General information
Federal State:	Carinthia
Bezirk:	Villach (Statutarstadt)
Area:	134.89 km²
Population:	57,612 (2002)
Population density:	428/km²
Elevation:	501 m
Postal code:	A-9500
Area code (telephone):	+43 4242
Location:	46°37′30″N, 13°50′3″E
Community Identification Number:	20201
Address of the City Hall:	Rathausplatz 1 A-9500 Villach
Website:	http://www.villach.at
e-mail:	service@villach.at
Politics
Mayor:	Helmut Manzenreiter (SPÖ)
Map: Villach in Carinthia

Villach [ˈfɪlax] (Slovenian Beljak) is the second largest city in Carinthia in the south of Austria, on the river Drau (Slovenian Drava) and represents an important traffic junction for Austria and the whole Alpe-Adria region. It currently has 57,646 inhabitants. Image File history File links Villach_CoA.svg‎ Description: de: Wappen von Villach, Österreich; en: Villach/Austria, Coat of Arms Source: from the German Wikipedia Author: work of User:Emu The text below is generated by a template which has been proposed for deletion. ... Image File history File links Map_at_villach. ... Since Austria is a federal republic according to the constitutional framework of Austrian politics, Austrias nine provinces are customarily referred to as States of Austria or Bundesländer, singular Bundesland. ... Carinthia (Kärnten in German, Koroška in Slovenian) can refer to: Carinthia - a federal state of Austria Carinthia - an informal province in Slovenia Carinthia - a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire and crownland of Austria_Hungary Karantania - the first Slovenian state This is a disambiguation page — a navigational... attention Cities grow, often absorbing many towns and/or villages that may retain their names, or they may be described by a number after having been absorbed by the city. ... A Statutarstadt (also called a city with its own statute) is a city in Austria with its own municipal law or city statute. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... Postal codes are generally clearly visible outside local Australian post offices. ... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... The Official Munipality Key, formerly also known as the Official Municipality Characteristic Number or Municipality Code Number, is a number sequence for the identification of politically independent municipalities or municipality-free areas. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... The Social Democratic Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs, SPÖ) is a political party in Austria. ... Image File history File links Map of Carinthia, Villach highlighted Original by de:Benutzer:Jensens, 9. ... Not to be confused with the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... Carinthia (German Kärnten) is an Austrian state or Land, located in the south of Austria. ... Drave (German: Drau, Slovenian and Croatian: Drava, Hungarian: Dráva) is a river in southern Central Europe, flowing East from Alto Adige, Italy through Carinthia, Austria, and Slovenia (145 km) then southeast, forming most of the Croatian-Hungarian border before joining the Danube near Osijek. ... Alpe-Adria is a bioregion in Slovenia, the Austrian provinces of Carinthia and Styria, and the Italian provinces of Venezia-Giulia and Veneto. ...

Geography

Geographical position

The centre is located at the western border of the Klagenfurt Basin at the confluence of the Drau and Gail rivers. Drave (German: Drau, Slovenian and Croatian: Drava, Hungarian: Dráva) is a river in southern Central Europe, flowing East from Alto Adige, Italy through Carinthia, Austria, and Slovenia (145 km) then southeast, forming most of the Croatian-Hungarian border before joining the Danube near Osijek. ... GAIL , or GAIL India Limited , erstwhile Gas Authority of India Limited, is one of Indias largest PSU (Public Sector Unit, Youngest Navratna Company. ...

The municipal area borders resp. surrounds several lakes, among Ossiacher See, Faaker See, Silbersee, Vassacher See, Magdalensee and St. Leonharder See. Lake Ossiach is a lake close to the Austrian town of Villach. ... View of the Lake Faak from the north. ...

Villach is also surrounded by the mountains of the Alps which are used for skiing in winter and hiking in summer. It is located half an hour by train or car from the border to Italy or Slovenia. The west face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ... Alpine skier carving a turn on piste Members of the U.S. Air Force skiing (and snowboarding) at Keystone Resorts 14th Annual SnoFest Downhill Ski Racing This article is about snow skiing. ... Two hikers in the Mount Hood National Forest Eagle Creek hiking Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ...

Structure

The following locations and districts belong to Villach:

• Bogenfeld, Dobrova, Drautschen, Drobollach am Faaker See, Duel, Egg am Faaker See, Goritschach, Graschitz, Gratschach, Greuth, Gritschach, Großsattel, Großvassach, Heiligen Gestade, Heiligengeist, Kleinsattel, Kleinvassach, Kratschach, Kumitz, Landskron, Maria Gail, Mittewald ober dem Faaker See, Mittewald ob Villach, Neufellach, Neulandskron, Obere Fellach, Oberfederaun, Oberschütt, Oberwollanig, Pogöriach, Prossowitsch, Rennstein, Serai, St. Andrä, St. Georgen, St. Leonhard, St. Magdalen, St. Michael, St. Niklas an der Drau, St. Ruprecht, St. Ulrich, Tschinowitsch, Turdanitsch, Untere Fellach, Unterfederaun, Unterschütt, Unterwollanig, Urlaken, Villach-Auen, Villach-Innere Stadt, Villach-Lind, Villach-Seebach-Wasenboden, Villach-St. Agathen und Perau, Villach-St. Martin, Villach-Völkendorf, Villach-Warmbad-Judendorf, Weißenbach, Zauchen

View across the river Drau towards the south

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History

The oldest human traces found in Villach date back to 3500 BC. A lot of Roman artifacts were found there. Villach got its first mayor in the 16th century. On January 25, 1348 an earthquake destroyed a big part of Villach followed by another earthquake in 1690. There were also several fires in Villach which destroyed a lot of buildings. During the time of Napoleon's reign Villach was a part of France. It was reconquered in 1813. Motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus (SPQR) The Roman Empire at its greatest extent, c. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... April 7 - Charles University is founded in Prague. ... An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from the sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ... Events Giovanni Domenico Cassini observes differential rotation within Jupiters atmosphere. ... For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ...

Incorporations

In 1905 a part of the municipal area St. Martin was incorporated. In 1973 the city area enlarged through doing the same with Landskron, Maria Gail and Fellach and reached its current extent.

Politics

Municipal council

The municipal council (Gemeinderat) consists of 45 members, whereas the mayor has the presidency.

The municipal council is composed of (2003):

• SPÖ: 28 seats
• FPÖ: 8 seats
• ÖVP: 6 seats
• Die Grünen: 2 seats
• BLT: 1 seat

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City government

The city government of Villach (Stadtsenat) consists of seven members. The mayor has the presidency, who is elected directly by the population of Villach. The two vice-mayors and the town-councillors are elected by the municipal council, whereas the party affiliation is set by the election result.

• Mayor Helmut Manzenreiter, SPÖ
• First vice-mayor Richard Pfeiler, SPÖ
• Second vice-mayoress Mag. Gerda Sandriesser, SPÖ
• Councilwoman Mag. Hilde Schaumberger, SPÖ
• Councillor Harald Sobe, SPÖ
• Councillor Walter Lang, FPÖ
• Councillor LAbg. KR Helmut Hinterleitner, ÖVP

Twin towns

• Bamberg (Germany)
• Udine (Italy)
• Suresnes (France)

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Festivals

There are several festivals throughout the year: A festival is an event, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some unique aspect of that community. ...

• the carnival in Villach (it starts on November 11 and ends on March 4)
• the arts and crafts festival (with self made goods)
• the streets-art festival (with performances of artist and singers)
• the "Villacher Kirchtag" (a whole week in summer)
• performances at a stage along the Drave

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Notable citizens

• Alex Antonitsch
• Philipp Putzi
• Bruno Gironcoli
• Martin Koch
• Paul Watzlawick
• Michael Grabner

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