Friday 26 July 2024

Citylauf Villach, Austria (Copyright © 2014 Hendrik Böttger / runinternational.eu)

 

This running event is held annually on a Friday evening in July in Villach, a town of about 65,000 people, located in the state of Kärnten (Carinthia) in the southern part of Austria, near the borders with Italy and Slovenia.

The event comprises three races:

  • 500m Kinderlauf (children under 10)
  • 1.83km Jugendlauf (young athletes under 18)
  • 5.7km Citylauf (main race)

Participants in the 5.7km Citylauf run three laps through the town centre. The route runs through the Old Town, along the Drau river and across two bridges.

The race course is undulating and closed to all traffic.

 

Citylauf Villach, Austria - runners in the town centre (Photo: Copyright  © 2018 Hendrik Böttger / runinternational.eu)

 

Map of the venue:

 

23. Citylauf Villach:

Date:

  • 26 July 2024 (Friday)

Start time and race distance:

  • 18.10: 500m Kinderlauf
  • 18.20: 1.83km Jugendlauf
  • 19.30: 5.7km Citylauf

Event website:

 

Number of finishers in the main race:

  • 2023: 189
  • 2022: 208
  • 2021: 187
  • 2020: Event cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions
  • 2019: 183
  • 2018: 212
  • 2017: 257
  • 2016: 278
  • 2015: 258
  • 2014: 311

 

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