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Lienz is a medieval city in Tyrol, Austria. It is the administrative centre of the Lienz district ("Bezirk"), which covers all of East Tyrol. Lienz is located at the confluence of the rivers Isel and Drava, between the Hohe Tauern mountain range in the north and the Gailtal Alps in the south. First mentioned as "Luenzina" in a deed about 1030 it received city rights on February 25 1242. The municipality also includes the cadastral commune of "Patriasdorf". Lienz is located at a road junction between the "Drautalstraße" highway, leading from Carinthia to the Puster Valley and South Tyrol ("B100"), and the the "Felbertauernstraße" ("B108") from Lienz to Mittersill in Salzburg. It is also connected by the "Drautalbahn" railway line from Villach to Innichen in South Tyrol. Lienz is the birthplace of Austrian Olympic skiing champion Josef "Pepi" Stiegler. Neighboring municipalities: By the consistent growth of the city, some smaller villages around - though officially municipalities in ... Read more about Lienz on Wikipedia

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