16 Sights in Villach, Austria (with Map and Images)

Landskron Castle is a medieval hill castle northeast of Villach in the state of Carinthia, Austria. Dating to the early 14th century, the castle ruins are located on a rock cone of the Ossiach Tauern range, at an elevation of 658 metres (2,159 ft) above sea level. Today Landskron Castle, its falconry centre conducting regular flying demonstrations, and the nearby macaque enclosure are major tourist destinations.

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The Evangelical Church in the Stadtpark forms the end of the 10th October Street in Villach. In its external appearance, the church is one of the most important contributions to the sacred building of historicism in Carinthia. The church is the main church of the Protestant Superintendence of Carinthia and East Tyrol.

Wikipedia: Kirche im Stadtpark (Villach) (DE)

The Roman Catholic St. Nicholas Church in Villach is a neo-Gothic church that is cared for by the local Franciscan monastery. The parish also includes the branch churches of Oberwollanig and Sankt Magdalen.

Wikipedia: Nikolaikirche Villach (DE), Website

The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Nicholas in St. Niklas an der Drau in the municipality of Villach was first mentioned in a document in 1370 and 1410 and reconsecrated by the Bishop of Grado after the Turkish invasions in 1486. The current neo-baroque church was built in 1862 and renovated in 1910 after a fire.

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The Evangelical Church of St. Ruprecht is an Evangelical Lutheran church building in the St. Ruprecht district of Villach. The building stands west of the Roman Catholic branch church of St. Ruprecht.

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The Roman Catholic parish church of Maria Landskron is located in the village of Landskron in the municipality of Villach in Carinthia. The parish church of Herz Mariä belongs to the Deanery Villach-Stadt in the Gurk-Klagenfurt diocese. The church is under monument protection.

Wikipedia: Pfarrkirche Maria Landskron (DE), Website

The branch church of St. Michael stands on a steep wooded hill east of the village of St. Michael in the municipality of Villach. The church, which belonged to the Roman Catholic parish of Maria Landskron, was first mentioned in a document in 1431. In 1494, together with Landskron Castle, it was given to the Order of the Knights of St. George for care and in 1511 it was given to it.

Wikipedia: Filialkirche St. Michael (Villach) (DE)

The Roman Catholic parish church of Völkendorf in the district of the same name in Villach is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. It was not until 1973 that the districts of Völkendorf, Möltschach and Judendorf were separated from the parish of St. Martin and a separate parish was established. The branch churches of St. Johann and Warmbad also belong to this parish. The parish church is a listed building (list entry).

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The Protestant Church of the Resurrection in the Lind district in the municipality of Villach is part of the Protestant community centre Villach-Nord. The church was consecrated in 1987, and two years later Villach-Nord was elevated to an independent parish.

Wikipedia: Auferstehungskirche (Villach) (DE)

Kremlhoftheater Villach is a theatre in Austria. It seats only eight people, making it the smallest professional theater by seat capacity, according to Guinness World Records. It opened in 2009 and has been staging regular shows since January 2010. The stage measures 1.30 by 1.30 meters. The theater does not sell any tickets, accepting donations from the audience.

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The branch church of St. Georgen in the municipality of Villach in Austria belongs to the parish of St. Martin. St. Georgen is said to have been a vicariate of Maria Gail as early as 1267. The first reliable mention is the new consecration in 1489 after its destruction by the Turks.

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The Catholic parish church of St. Josef in the Auen district of Villach was built between 1948 and 1951 according to plans by Max Wochinz and consecrated in 1952. In the same year, Auen, which belonged to the parish of St. Martin until 1944, became an independent parish.

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The Federaun branch church is located on the western outskirts of Unterfederaun in the municipal area of ​​Villach. The church belongs to the Roman Catholic parish for Fürnitz and is consecrated to St. Matthew.

Wikipedia: Filialkirche Federaun (DE)

The branch church of St. Johann stands on a hill at 560 m above sea level above the district of Völkendorf in Villach. The Roman Catholic sacred building, which belongs to the parish of Völkendorf, is dedicated to John the Baptist.

Wikipedia: Filialkirche St. Johann (Villach) (DE)

The branch church of St. Ulrich near Villach belongs to the parish of Maria Landskron. Ortisei was first mentioned in 1431. During the restoration in 1966, the building underwent significant redesigns with Romanesque and Gothic elements. The nave was widened and extended. The eastern roof turret with round-arched sound openings is crowned by a small onion dome. The lower, slightly recessed, Gothic choir ends with a 5/8 ending. To the north are the sacristy and the newly built mortuary. The former west portal, a late Gothic, profiled pointed arch portal, is now located on the north side. The church is entered through the new south portal with canopy.

Wikipedia: Filialkirche St. Ulrich (Villach) (DE)

The branch church of St. Ändrä in the district of the same name in Villach belongs to the parish of Maria Landskron. The church, which was first mentioned in a document in 1664, was destroyed in a fire in 1826. The successor building was consecrated in 1861.

Wikipedia: Filialkirche St. Andrä (Villach) (DE)