Villacher Burg, Medieval castle in Villach, Austria

Villacher Burg is a Renaissance castle complex with three wings surrounding a courtyard featuring double-story arcades. A covered outdoor staircase connects the different sections and forms a distinctive part of the structure.

Villach was donated to the Bishopric of Bamberg in 1007, and archaeology from 2000 indicates the castle was begun soon after. It was first documented in 1270 and, when Villach was fortified around 1233, it formed the town's northeast corner. The Renaissance building replaced the earlier structure in the 16th century and was altered into the 17th; after decay from the 1750s and a fire in 1812, the Nagele family restored it in the 19th century.

The castle chapel, dedicated to Saints Henry and Cunigunde, was probably secularized by 1738 and restored as a sacred space in 1980, when it was blessed by a bishop. Since then it has served the Old Catholic Church, and since 2003 the Serbian Orthodox community has shared it as an ecumenical user.

The castle is still used as social housing in the 21st century, so visitors should keep to the room supervised by a branch of the Villach City Museum, where some of the excavated finds are shown. The chapel, restored and blessed in 1980, is used by the Old Catholic Church and shared with the Serbian Orthodox community.

Excavations uncovered a rare 12th-century clay figure of a tournament rider, representing one of Europe's oldest depictions of such a scene. This find highlights the site's importance in medieval society.