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{{Infobox Region
|map = <map lat="46.8489987877666" lng="14.234985351561033" zoom="9" view="0" float="right" />
|type = Federal state
|country = Austria
|pop = 560.000
|seat = Klagenfurt
|plate = HE, SP, VI, VL, FE, K, KL, VK, WO
|motorways = {{Aat|2}} {{Aat|10}} {{Aat|11}} {{E|55}} {{E|61}}{{E|66}}
|footnotes =
}}
'''Carinthia''' (''Kärnten'' in German, ''Koroška'' in Slovenian and ''Carinzia'' in Italian) is the southernmost state of [[Austria]].
== Hitchhiking out ==
There are three motorways crossing Carinthia: the A2 ({{European Route NumberAat|552}} & {{European Route Number|66}}), the A10 ({{European Route NumberAat|5510}}) and the A11 ({{European Route NumberAat|6111}}). There is a big motorway intersection in Villach (''Knoten Villach'' in German).
=== North towards [[Salzburg]] & [[Germany]] {{Aat|10}} {{European Route Number|55}} ===
The A10 motorway leads from Villach to Salzburg. Try to get a ride hitchhiking near Villach, for example at the service station between Klagenfurt and Villach. If going north try to get a direct ride to the city of Salzburg or to another service station, if not you might get stuck in a very mountainous and rural region.
=== East towards [[Graz]], [[Vienna]] & [[Hungary]] {{Aat|2}} {{European Route Number|66}} ===
The A2 motorway crosses Carinthia from east to west (and vice versa). You can find rides to Graz, Vienna and also Hungary.
=== South to [[Ljubljana]] {{Aat|11}} {{European Route Number|61}} ===
The A11 motorway leads from Villach to the slovene border and continues to the slovene capital Ljubljana.
If staying in Klagenfurt you can also try to hitchhike the ''Loibl/Ljubelj Pass'' and continue on the slovene side of the border on the motorway to Ljubljana. There is usually a lot of traffic going in both directions.
=== Southwest towards [[Udine]], [[Venice]], [[Trieste]] {{Aat|2}} {{European Route Number|55}} ===
The A2 motorway, which is crossing Carinthia from east to west, crosses the italian border some 20min after Villach and continues to Udine. During the sommer months there are a lot of people heading southwards to Udine, Venice and the rest of Italy - finding a ride shouldn't be too difficult during this time of the year.
