Karawanken Autobahn

Motorway A11
Autobahn A11
Karawanken Autobahn

Route information
Length: 21.2 km (13.2 mi)
Major junctions
From: A2, A10 near Villach
To: A2 on Slovene border
Location
Regions: Carinthia
Major cities: Villach
Highway system
  • Highways of Austria

The Karawanken Autobahn (A 11) is an autobahn (motorway) in Austria. It runs about 21 km (13 mi) from the Villach junction with the Süd Autobahn (A2) and the Tauern Autobahn (A10) southwards to the Slovenian border where it connects the A2 motorway leading to Ljubljana. It is part of the European route E61 from Villach to Rijeka.

Karawanken Tunnel, northern entrance

The A11 is named after the Karavanke mountain range, which forms the Austro-Slovenian border, crossed by the 7,864 m (25,801 ft) long Karawanken Tunnel opened in 1991.

External links

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