Villach Villach Villach (; , , ) is the seventh-largest city in Austria and the second-largest in the federal state of Carinthia. It represents an important traffic junction for southern Austria and the whole Alpe-Adria region. , the population is 61,887. Together with other Alpine towns Villach engages in the Alpine Town of the Year Association for the implementation of the Alpine Convention to achieve sustainable development in the Alpine Arc. In 1997, Villach was the first town to be awarded Alpine Town of the Year. Villach, a statutory city, is located on the Drau ("Drava") River near the confluence with
Berkshire No. 7 barge was used to ferry materials, including shipping fertilizer from Connecticut to Long Island Sound between 1941 and 1972. Afterwards it was moored in Bridgeport Harbor together with the "Elmer S. Dailey" and "Priscilla Dailey", two other barges. In the spring of 1974, one of the barges began to take on water, dragging down the other two. No part of the "Berkshire No. 7" is visible above water. The "Berkshire No. 7" has historical importance because of its design, which reflects the construction of 19th-century canal boats. However, there is no record that the barge was ever used on a