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{{Infobox Location|name = Villach|country = Austria|state = Carinthia|map = <map lat="46.61037721605049" lng="13.855957031249826" zoom="11" />|pop = 60.000|plate = VI|roads = {{Aat|2}} {{Aat|10}} {{Aat|11}} {{E|55}} {{E|61}} {{E|66}}}} '''Villach''' ([[Slovenia]]n: ''Beljak''in Slovenian, ''Villaco'' in Italian) is a city in [[Austria]] near the border to [[Italy]] and [[Slovenia]]n border. It is an important spot on the direct connection between [[Germany]] and [[Kranj]] and [[Ljubljana]] ([[Germany|German]]: ''Laibach'') in [[Slovenia]] and the [[Croatia]]n coast. (For example most of the Every year numerous people that go for holidays to the Croatian coast pass here.)

In Villach there is a big motorway intersection (''Knoten Villach'' in German). You can go to Italy via the {{Aat|2}}, to Slovenia via the {{Aat|11}}, north towards Salzburg via the {{Aat|10}} and east towards Vienna via the {{Aat|2}}.=== South towards [[Slovenia]], [[Ljubljana]] {{Aat|11}} {{E|61}} ===To the south there is a motorway going through the Karawanken Tunnel over to [[Jesenice]] ([[Germany|German]]: ''[[Aßling]]''in German) in [[Slovenia]]. Apart from that there is also the old road over the pass.

One possibility is catching a ride towards Salzburg to the next petrol station [[in Feistritz]]. Plenty of cars stopping there in '''both''' directions (north and south).

[[File:VillachHitchHikeStopBut the best is to go from the city centre almost directly to the east along Faakersee-Bundesstrasse (Ludwig Walter Strasse, then Maria Gailer Strasse) over the river and before the fork to the Süd-Autobahn there is a bus station where you can hitchhike and cars can stop and pick you up.jpg|thumb|300px|right]]

But === North towards [[Salzburg]], [[Germany]] {{Aat|10}} {{E|55}} ===To the best north there is to go from the city centre almost directly {{Aat|10}} motorway going to the east along Faakersee-Bundesstrasse (Ludwig Walter Strasse, then Maria Gailer Strasse) over the river and before the fork to the Sud-Autobahn there is a bus station where you can hitchhike and cars can stop [[Salzburg]] and pick you up[[Germany]].

=== North East towards [[SalzburgGraz]], [[GermanyVienna]] & [[Hungary]] {{Aat|2}} {{E|66}} ===To the north there There is the Tauern-{{Aat|2}} motorway going east towards Graz, Vienna and Hungary. Try to find a ride which takes you to the service station between Villach and [[Klagenfurt]]. There are a lot of rides going in all directions from there. === Southwest towards [[SalzburgUdine]], [[Venice] and ] & [[GermanyItaly]]{{Aat|2}} {{E|55}} ===There is the {{Aat|2}} motorway going southwest towards Udine, Venice and Italy in general. Just before the border there is a big service station.