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VILLACH

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Originally appearing in Volume V28, Page 68 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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VILLACH  , a

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town in Carinthia, Austria, 24 M . W. of Klagenfurt by
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rail . Pop . (1900) 969o . It is situated on the Drave, near its confluence with the Gail, in a broad fertile basin at the
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foot of the Dobratsch or Villacher
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Alp (7107 ft.) . The parish church is an interesting
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Gothic edifice of the 15th century . The
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principal industry of Villach consists in the fabrication of various lead wares, and is mostly dependent on the lead mines of Bleiberg, which is situated about 9 M. to the west . This
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village (pop . 3435) is one of the richest lead-
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mining centres in
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Europe . The ores found here comprise
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silver-
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free
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galena, sulphate of
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zinc and
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calamine . The mines were already worked during the
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middle ages . Warmbad Villach, a watering-place with hot
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sulphur
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baths, and Mittewald, a favourite summer resort, whence the ascent of the Dobratsch can be made, are in the neighbour-hood of Villach .

Some of the prettiest Carinthian lakes are to be found near Villach, as the Ossiacher-see, on whose

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southern
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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
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Bamberg in 1007 . During the middle ages it was an important centre of commerce between Germany and Italy . With the advent of new trade routes at the beginning of
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modern times the town lost its importance, and in 1745 the citizens nearly decided to emigrate en masse . Its trade revived during the French occupation of 1809–13, and it continued to improve during the 19th century . The
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Turks were defeated here in 1492 by Maximilian I., and an engagement between the Austrians and the French took place here on the 21st of August 1813 .

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