Geography thumb|Main square Villach is a statutory city, on the Drau River near its confluence with the Gail tributary, at the western rim of the Klagenfurt basin. The municipal area stretches from the slopes of the Gailtal Alps (Mt. Dobratsch) down to Lake Ossiach in the northeast.
gEographY tHUMb|mAin square vIllach is A STATutory cIty, on THe dRau rIvER Near Its Confluence wiTh tHe GaiL triBuTaRy, At tHE weSteRn RIm Of tHE KlagEnFurT BAsin. the munIcIpal ARea strETChes fRom thE slopeS of tHe GaIltaL alPs (Mt. DOBRatSch) Down to Lake ossiach in ThE NORthEast.