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Osttirol. Austria: 9 provinces The Tyrol: 9 districts. History. Roman times: Aguntum Middle Ages: Counts of Görz Before World War 1: part of the large Habsburg province of the Tyrol, reaching down to Trient/Trento After World War 1: South Tyrol to Italy
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Austria: 9 provinces The Tyrol: 9 districts
History • Roman times: Aguntum • Middle Ages: Counts of Görz • Before World War 1: part of the large Habsburg province of the Tyrol, reaching down to Trient/Trento • After World War 1: South Tyrol to Italy • East Tyrol has had no direct connection to Northern Tyrol
Eastern-tyrol • Iseltal--> Felbertauern • Northern Tyrol • Salzburg • Carinthia • Drautal(Pustertal)
Some Geographical Facts • 50,000 inhabitants • One town: Lienz, 13,000 inhabitants • Main market villages: Sillian, Matrei, Nussdorf-Debant • Mountains, villages and lateral valleys • Mount Großglockner 3789 • 2,000km²--> 7.4% for agriculture
Mountains andvalleys • Iseltal, Virgental, • Defereggental, Kalsertal • Drautal, Pustertal, Debanttal • Venediger Range • Dolomites • Hohe Tauern
Outdoor activities • Golf • Cycling • Mountain biking • Rock climbing • Swimming • Skiing • Ice-skating • Ski touring • Tobogganing
Lake Tristach Zettersfeld ski resort D O L O M I T E S
Economic Structure • Before Worldwar 2: agrarian land • Development: decline of agriculture, rise of manufacturing, service industries • Liebherr, Durst, EGO, Hella, TechnoZ Ainet • Weekend Commuters • Schools and education
Tourism • Lienz • German and Austrian tourists Italian tourists • Main sights: Liebburg, Bruck Castle, Aguntum
In Lienz: the Liebburg, Bruck Castle, Aguntum, Tammerburg, Outside Lienz: Kammerlander Hof Thurn, Nikolaus Kirchl Matrei, Lavant Wallfahrtskirchen und Römersiedlung, Nationalpark Hohe Tauern Sights