Is Velden am Wörthersee safe? Austria travel risk
Is Velden am Wörthersee safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Velden am Wörthersee scores 28/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Austria Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 21 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. GDACS lists 1 minor (green) event within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Velden am Wörthersee scores 28/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Austria (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Velden am Wörthersee: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (29/100) and natural hazards (44/100).
A score of 28 is higher than the scores of 21% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Austria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 46.6000° N, 14.0333° E within Kärnten, Velden am Wörthersee is situated 250.9 km NE of Vienna at an altitude of 448 m.
Kärnten
46.6000° N, 14.0333° E
448 m
Europe/Vienna
8,952
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Austria
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Velden am Wörthersee happened in June (4 of 17 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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