Tirol Atlas Archive

tiroLexikon

^UP

Image collection »Lienz«

The district of Lienz incorporates the whole of East Tyrol and since the annexation of the present-day South Tyrol to Italy (1919) it is no longer directly connected to the rest of the province of Tyrol. The economic development of the region was hampered for a long period of time due to its peripheral position away from bigger centres and initial bad transport conditions. It was only the building of the Felber Tauern Tunnel in 1967 that made it possible for the region to catch up economically. International companies have opened branches in East Tyrol, among them Liebherr and Durst and Loacker. The central settlement and economic centre is the town of Lienz which is located in the basin of the same name at the confluence of the rivers Drau and Isel. The Romans already built their town Aguntum, whose ruins can still be seen near the present-day Dölsach. Further important communities are Matrei in Osttirol and Sillian. From the North Tyrolean point of view, the side valleys in this region are the most isolated parts of the province. The district of Lienz is part of the Nationalpark Hohe Tauern which includes the Großglockner, Austria's highest mountain, and the Großvendiger. This mountain chain is also the watershed for northwest to north streams and provides East Tyrol with generally milder weather than is the case for the rest of the province.

Tirol Atlas image No.°5439
Lienz
Tirol Atlas image No.°5441
Lienz, castle Bruck
Tirol Atlas image No.°5812
Lienzer Klause, Leisach
Tirol Atlas image No.°6384
Aguntum Therme
Tirol Atlas image No.°5857
Nikolsdorf
Tirol Atlas image No.°5923
Abfaltern, Abfaltersbach
Tirol Atlas image No.°5510
View of Sillian
Tirol Atlas image No.°5820
Matrei in Osttirol
Tirol Atlas image No.°5821
district Huben, Matrei in Osttirol
Tirol Atlas image No.°5930
St. Jakob im Defereggen
Tirol Atlas image No.°7592
Klammljoch, National park Hohe Tauern
Tirol Atlas image No.°5484
Prägraten am Großvenediger
Tirol Atlas image No.°6875
Virgental, Umbalfälle
Tirol Atlas image No.°7587
Dorfer tal with Kalser Tauernhaus
Tirol Atlas image No.°2051
Matrei i. O., Innergschlöß with Großvenediger
Tirol Atlas image No.°7183
Tauerntal
Overview map
Topographic map
   
Further links: Hazards Chronicle Tyrol, Weblink »Lienz«, Weblink »Wikipedia«, tiroLexikon