Velden am Wörthersee is a market town in the Villach-Land District, in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Situated on the western shore of the Wörthersee lake, it is one of the country's most popular holiday resorts. Originally a mansio on the Roman road between Villach and Magdalensberg. It was first mentioned in a 1263 deed as Campus and in 1410 as Velben. In medieval times it belonged to the estates of the Burgruine Hohenwart, the seat of the Counts of Celje, the Counts of Ortenburg, the Knightly Order of Saint George in Millstatt Abbey, and finally the Austrian House of Habsburg.

Velden is a popular spa and residential resort due to its favorable geographical location on the shores of Lake Wörthersee. Therefore, in Velden, similar to other places around Lake Wörthersee, there are a large number of architecturally significant buildings, especially villas, but also some churches.