r/AskAustria • u/StrangerinNewYork • 15d ago

Insights on Villach

Hi everyone,

Next year, we’re moving to Villach! We currently live in Germany but originally come from Southern Europe. Our plan was to move to Bavaria, but we didn’t find suitable jobs there, so we’re excited to have landed a job opportunity in Villach.

It will be me, my wife, and our two young children (kindergarten age). We’re eager to learn more about Villach—especially about:

The local community: Are people welcoming? Is there any xenophobia?

Dialect: it's not our mothertongue, but we are both fluent. can we manage with the local Dialect? Is there a way to learn it? Does understanding get better with time?

Housing: Are apartments hard to find? Prices seem high—what’s the actual situation?

Kindergarten: Which ones are highly rated? Are there any we should avoid?

Healthcare: Is it easy to find a pediatrician or general practitioner?

Any general tips or pointers that would help us settle in smoothly.

Thanks so much for any insight you can share!

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u/PlasticError7209 13d ago

Villach probably one of the best cities in Austria. Moving from Germany would reflect you a cultural shock as Villach only has 65k around population. Prices would boring yeah.

Also, are you coming from Southern europe, are you italian? There are so many Italian people there, you could contact to them.

What degree do you have?

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u/StrangerinNewYork 13d ago

we are from Balkans, not Italian. We are engineer and a nurse, but we got the jobs covered (for now).

In Germany we live in a really small town (10k) and both work in a nearby town with 30 k, so Villach would be bigger although we are also open to living in Villach Land.

Could you tell me what do you mean but cultural differences, I am really interested in that? Especially if you have experience living in both countries.

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u/PlasticError7209 13d ago

Austria has Italians, slovakians, slovenians, czech and turkish people. Even though Germany and Austria speak german, the country is not the same, austrians are austrians, germans are germans. You both gotta live and see.