Is Völkermarkt safe? Austria travel risk
Is Völkermarkt safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Völkermarkt scores 31/100 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. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Völkermarkt scores 31/100 (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 Völkermarkt: 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 31 is higher than the scores of 34% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Austria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 46.6667° N, 14.6333° E in Kärnten, Völkermarkt features an altitude of 463 m. The settlement is located 215.6 km NE from Vienna.
Kärnten
46.6667° N, 14.6333° E
463 m
Europe/Vienna
10,946
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Völkermarkt happened in June (6 of 17 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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