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VILLACH , a town in Carinthia, Austria, 24 M. W. of Klagenfurt by rail. Pop. (1900) 969o. It is situated on the Drave, near its confluence with the Gail, in a broad fertile basin at the foot of the Dobratsch or Villacher Alp (7107 ft.). The parish church is an interesting Gothic
principal
village
sulphur
neighbour -hood of Villach. Some of the prettiest Carinthian lakes are to be found near Villach, as the Ossiacher-see, on whose southern shore stands the ruined castle of Landskron, dating from the middle of the 16th century, the Worther-see and the small but lovely Faaker-see.Villach is an old town, which was given by Heinrich II. to the bishopric of Bamberg
trade
trade
continued to improve during the 19th century. The Turks were defeated here in 1492 by Maximilian
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