Lienz

Heraldic crest.

Lienz ['liʔɛnts] is a town located in Tyrol, Austria. It is the administrative center of the Lienz district, which borders Italy to the south and west. It has ski facilities in the surrounding area with permanent snow all year round. Lienz has come to host international skiing competitions, such as the Alpine Ski World Cup. Geography Location in Austria.

Lienz has 12125 inhabitants, with a municipal area of ​​15.94 km. History

The region has been inhabited since the Bronze Age. The Romans settled in the vicinity founding the population of Aguntum in the vicinity of Lienz. Under the domination of Charlemagne in the Middle Ages, Lienz was separated from the rest of Austrian Tyrol by being ceded the region of Bolzano to Italy at the end of World War I.

A contingent of 30,000 collaborating Cossacks from the Axis and their families was captured in Lienz by British troops in 1945 and deported to the Soviet Union at the end of the Second World War. Most were executed for treason. The superior officer of these Cossacks, the German General Helmuth von Pannwitz, in a gesture of solidarity, joined them and was also executed in 1947. Mayor of de Lienz.

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